Tens of thousands of children could no longer have a school at the end of the summer vacations, as the government has asked 7,000 schools across the state to shut down for not possessing enough land. These are all small schools run by private trusts, and most of the students enrolled are underprivileged kids. The institutes have now appealed to the state education minister on the matter.

The schools have formed an organisation called ‘Unrecognised Schools Association’ to persuade the government to reconsider its decision.