No government school to be closed due to low enrolment: Minister Rajmohan

Minister for School Education, Tamil Development, Information and Promotion, Rajmohan, addressed the Achievers Appreciation Day at VIT Vellore on Thursday. Also seen is G.Viswanathan, Founder and Chancellor, VIT. | Photo credit: C. VENKATACHALAPATHY

School Education Minister Rajmohan on Thursday said the state government will not close even a single government school on the basis of low enrollment.

In his inaugural address at a function organized by VIT Vellore for Principals of Government and Government Aided Schools in Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur and Tiruvannamalai Districts who secured 100% pass in Board Examinations for 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2024-25, Mr. Rajhan said that 5-25 and 202 six months after inception new government Mr. Rajhan No state school has been closed before due to low number of students. “New teaching methods such as teaching mathematics through stories and improvements in the curriculum have been introduced to increase enrollment in government schools,” he said.

G. Viswanathan, Founder and Chancellor, VIT, emphasized the need to set up a committee to examine the impact of the Right to Education Act policy to ensure delivery of results on the overall quality of education and examine whether the policy needs to be revised. It comes amid the closure of around 94,000 government schools against the 51,000 private schools opened in the country in the last decade. “In Tamil Nadu, 246 government schools were closed during the same period. At present, about 1,200 schools have zero enrolment,” he said.

Sankar Viswanathan and Sekar Viswanathan, Vice Presidents of VIT and Premalatha, District Education Officer (Vellore) among others were present on the occasion.

Published – 13 Nov 2026 01:13 IST