A total of 1,121 primary schools having 10 or less than 10 students were closed during the last four years in the State.
School and Mass Education Minister Badri Narayan Patra informed this informed this in the State Assembly in response to a question of BJP MlA Bibhuti Bhushan Harichandan recently. According to the information, the highest number of 134 primary schools closed in Gajapati district followed by 133 in Rayagada, 124 in Kandhamal, 82 in Ganjam, 66 in Sundargarh, 51 in Nuapada, 46 in Koraput, 43 in Sonepur, 42 in Khordha, 39 each in Bargarh and Cuttack, 33 in Sambalpur, 27 in Puri, 25 each in Jharsuguda and Balangir, 21 each in Boudh and Kendrapada and Mayurbhanj, 16 in Dhenkanal, 15 in Angul, 14 each in Kalahandi, Malkangiri and Keonjhar.