A significant number of school children in Maharashtra have switched from private to government-run schools during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Ministry of Education’s United District Information System for Education’s (UDISE +) latest report. Government schools across the state have seen a jump in their total enrolment this year by over 2.5 lakh, as compared to the last academic year reveals the UDISE+ report.

As against this, private unaided schools in the state have recorded a downward trend. As per the UDISE + report, the overall enrollment in private unaided schools in the state has dropped by 1.45 lakh this year. The rise in student enrolments in government schools comes at a time the number of schools has declined. Almost 509 schools in the state have shut down this academic year, the same report has revealed.