Cabinet Minister for School Education Deepak Kesarkar has taken a strong stand against fake schools, saying those that submitted forged or fake documents for NOCs or approvals from the government will not be spared, and a criminal offence charge will be filed against them. Kesarkar has already constituted a committee to address unauthorised schools across the state.

Addressing the media on Monday, Kesarkar said, “There are two types of bogus schools — one that delayed taking approval and NOC from the state government, or do not have approval as yet; and the second type are those which have submitted fake and forged documents to acquire NOC and approval. We will help those who are delayed, or have issues with their documents, or are yet to take approval. Those that have irregularities will be regularized. However, those that have committed criminal offences by submitting fake and forged documents will not be spared.”