The Hindu·3 min read·medium
7,948 Assam schools without ideal pupil-teacher ratio
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The Hindu Bureau
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Assam's Education Minister Ranoj Pegu reported that nearly 8,000 government schools in the state fail to meet the mandated 30:1 pupil-teacher ratio. The report highlights significant infrastructure gaps, including a lack of separate classrooms in over 5,000 schools.
Assam has 7,948 government and government-aided schools without the ideal pupil-teacher ratio of 30:1, Education Minister Ranoj Pegu told the 126-member State Assembly on Thursday (July 9, 2026).
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