Salyan, Oct. 22 -- There are three teachers and a child development facilitator at Janakalyan Basic School in Sharada Municipality, Salyan. The Talnomarke-based school runs classes up to grade three and has only three students in total. Similarly, Hingbare Basic School in Kalimati, which runs classes up to grade three, also has only three students enrolled in the current academic year.

The data available at the Education Development and Coordination Unit shows that the student enrollment number is decreasing in the community schools of Salyan. In the academic year 2017/18, there were altogether 39,787 students enrolled in the district's community schools. The number dwindled to 32,912 in the year 2018/19. In the current fiscal year that ...