A total of 81 unuthorised schools operating in Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) jurisdiction. These schools catered 19,708 students.
In response, the education department of the civic body has lodged a complaint with the police against these schools.
As per reports, FIRs have already been registered against 68 of these institutions. The process of filing FIRs against the remaining 13 is currently in progress.
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The highest number of unauthorised schools are concentrated in the Diva ward, where 65 such institutions are operating, enrolling 16,437 students.
The local administrative body in Diva has already initiated stringent action. As part of the crackdown, water connections to 32 unauthorised schools have been severed. Additionally, the encroachment department is preparing to take further action in accordance with the unauthorised construction records maintained by the city's urban development department.
Besides, the Mumbra ward has eight unauthorised schools with 1,826 students, while the Majivada-Manpada ward has three unauthorised schools with 562 students.
In the Kalwa ward, three unauthorised schools are functioning with 415 students, and in Uthalsar, two unauthorised schools are operating with 468 students.
These institutions lack official registration, and some of them operate in unauthorised or rented spaces within residential buildings. According to Deputy Commissioner (Education) Sachin Sangle, the complete list of unauthorised schools has been published in local newspapers, and a penalty of ₹52 crore has been imposed on them under the Right to Education Act.
Thane Municipal Commissioner Saurabh Rao has assured that all possible support will be extended to schools that are eligible for regularisation. He has instructed that these schools be given one final opportunity to comply with the legal requirements.
Of the total, five schools have already submitted the necessary documentation to attain legal status, while the remaining 76 institutions have yet to take any steps in this direction.
TMC is actively working towards ensuring that students from these unauthorised schools are accommodated in recognised institutions to prevent academic disruption. Nineteen private schools have expressed their willingness to accommodate these students.
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