700 schools in Gujarat function with 1 teacher each

Gandhinagar: The number of government primary schools running with only 1 teacher per school across the state is 700.

The highest number of the government primary schools running with only 1 teacher is in district Kutch which is 100. Similarly, there are 74 schools in Mahisagar, 59 in Tapi, 43 in Surat, and 38 in Vadodara running with only 1 teacher. Each district except Bhavnagar and Kheda has government primary schools running with only 1 teacher.

Total 86 government primary schools were closed in the state in the last 2 years. Total 577 government schools were either closed or merged within the last 2 years in the state. Around 491 government primary schools were merged in the state in the last 2 years. The highest government primary schools closed in Junagadh in the state, which are 25. The highest schools merged in the state are in Jamnagar which is 144. DeshGujarat