47 out of 289 unauthorised private primary schools in Mumbai were closed last academic year, part of a larger effort to tackle illegal schools. A total of 517 primary schools were found to be operating illegally across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), with 416 still operational and awaiting government approval. Private primary schools in Mumbai come under various local education officers, which include the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) education department, and Thane, Raigad and Palghar district education officers.
102 unauthorised schools in MMR shut in last academic year
