Lok Sabha Question No. 31 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-01
Subject: Closure of Government Schools in Assam
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Md. Rakibul Hussain

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 31 ANSWERED ON - 01/12/2025

## Closure of Government Schools in Assam

## 31. Md. Rakibul Hussain:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware that a significant number of Government Primary and Secondary Schools have been closed down in the State of Assam during the last five years; (b) if so, the details of total number of such schools closed, district-wise;

(c) the details of reasons cited by the Government for the closure of these schools and whether any assessment was conducted to evaluate the social and educational impact of such closures; if so, the details thereof; and

(d) whether the Government has any proposal to reopen the closed schools or to establish new schools in place of those shut down, especially in backward districts of Assam and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (d) Department of School Education, Assam has informed that no Government/Provincialized Primary, Middle, High and Higher Secondary Schools have been closed till date in the State of Assam. However, schools have been merged/amalgamated under the Shiksha Khetra Scheme where there is non-sustainable enrolment or schools situated in the same campus or to optimise the use of available resources into a Single Administrative and academic unit in adherence to Norms & Guidelines as per RTE 2009. Schools are rationalized within the distance norms for optimum utilization of teachers and as effort to reduce drop-out. No student has been deprived of getting education after merger/amalgamation and it is also ensured that after merger/amalgamation no student face any difficulty to pursue their schooling as all schools are available within the areas as per RTE norms.

The district wise number of elementary schools merged/amalgamated during last five years is placed at Annexure-I . During last five years, 206 Secondary Schools have been merged/amalgamated  with  nearest  High/Higher  Secondary/Sr.  Secondary  Schools  under different plain district as details given in the Annexure-II .

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 31 FOR ANSWER ON 01.12.2025 ASKED BY MD. RAKIBUL  HUSSAIN,  HON'BLE  MEMBER  OF  PARLIAMENT  REGARDING CLOSURE OF GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS IN ASSAM.

| District wise number of Elementary Schools merged/amalgamated during last five years under Department of Elementary Education, Assam   | District wise number of Elementary Schools merged/amalgamated during last five years under Department of Elementary Education, Assam   | District wise number of Elementary Schools merged/amalgamated during last five years under Department of Elementary Education, Assam   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl.No.                                                                                                                                 | Name of District                                                                                                                       | Number of Schools                                                                                                                      |
| 1                                                                                                                                      | Barpeta                                                                                                                                | 159                                                                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                                                                      | Bongalgaon                                                                                                                             | 93                                                                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                                                                      | Cachar                                                                                                                                 | 142                                                                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                                                                      | Charaldeo                                                                                                                              | 2                                                                                                                                      |
| 5                                                                                                                                      | Darrang                                                                                                                                | 107                                                                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                                                                      | Dhemaji                                                                                                                                | 89                                                                                                                                     |
| 7                                                                                                                                      | Dhubri                                                                                                                                 | 106                                                                                                                                    |
| 8                                                                                                                                      | Dibrugarh                                                                                                                              | 88                                                                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                                                                      | Goalpara                                                                                                                               | 167                                                                                                                                    |
| 10                                                                                                                                     | Golaghat                                                                                                                               | 61                                                                                                                                     |
| 11                                                                                                                                     | Hallakandi                                                                                                                             | 131                                                                                                                                    |
| 12                                                                                                                                     | Jorhat                                                                                                                                 | 211                                                                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                                                                     | Kamrup(M)                                                                                                                              | 37                                                                                                                                     |
| 14                                                                                                                                     | Kamrup(R)                                                                                                                              | 152                                                                                                                                    |
| 15                                                                                                                                     | Karimganj                                                                                                                              | 76                                                                                                                                     |
| 16                                                                                                                                     | Lakhimpur                                                                                                                              | 162                                                                                                                                    |
| 17                                                                                                                                     | Majull                                                                                                                                 | 40                                                                                                                                     |
| 18                                                                                                                                     | Morigaon                                                                                                                               | 231                                                                                                                                    |
| 19                                                                                                                                     | Nagaon                                                                                                                                 | 106                                                                                                                                    |
| 20                                                                                                                                     | Nalbari                                                                                                                                | 186                                                                                                                                    |
| 21                                                                                                                                     | Sivasagar                                                                                                                              | 156                                                                                                                                    |
| 22                                                                                                                                     | Sonitpur                                                                                                                               | 188                                                                                                                                    |
| 23                                                                                                                                     | South Salmara                                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                                                      |
| 24                                                                                                                                     | Tinsukia                                                                                                                               | 83                                                                                                                                     |
| Total                                                                                                                                  | Total                                                                                                                                  | 2774                                                                                                                                   |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 31 FOR ANSWER ON 01.12.2025 ASKED BY MD. RAKIBUL  HUSSAIN,  HON'BLE  MEMBER  OF  PARLIAMENT  REGARDING CLOSURE OF GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS IN ASSAM.

| District wise total number of Secondary Schools amalgamated/merged during last five   | District wise total number of Secondary Schools amalgamated/merged during last five   | District wise total number of Secondary Schools amalgamated/merged during last five   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No                                                                                | Name of District                                                                      | No. of Schools                                                                        |
| 1                                                                                     | Barpeta                                                                               | 23                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                     | Cachar                                                                                | 1                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                     | Darrang                                                                               | 20                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                     | Dhemaji                                                                               | 7                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                     | Dhubri                                                                                | 8                                                                                     |
| 6                                                                                     | Dibrugarh                                                                             | 6                                                                                     |
| 7                                                                                     | Goalpara                                                                              | 1                                                                                     |
| 8                                                                                     | Hailakandi                                                                            | 6                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                     | Kamrup Metro                                                                          | 4                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                    | Kamrup                                                                                | 20                                                                                    |
| 11                                                                                    | Sribhumi                                                                              | 5                                                                                     |
| 12                                                                                    | Lakhimpur                                                                             | 33                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                    | Morigaon                                                                              | 4                                                                                     |
| 14                                                                                    | Nagaon                                                                                | 1                                                                                     |
| 15                                                                                    | Nalbari                                                                               | 20                                                                                    |
| 16                                                                                    | Sivasagar                                                                             | 14                                                                                    |
| 17                                                                                    | Sonitpur                                                                              | 7                                                                                     |
| 18                                                                                    | Charaideo                                                                             | 1                                                                                     |
| 19                                                                                    | Jorhat                                                                                | 14                                                                                    |
| 20                                                                                    | Majuli                                                                                | 10                                                                                    |
| 21                                                                                    | Tinsukia                                                                              | 1                                                                                     |
| Total                                                                                 | Total                                                                                 | 206                                                                                   |

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