India, March 13 -- As many as 250 unauthorised schools are operating in state despite having a unified district information system for education (UDISE) code, putting the future of the students studying here at risk.

The issue was raised by Legislative Council MLA Pragya Satav during the state legislature session on Tuesday.

Following this, education minister Dada Bhuse informed that an order has been issued to inspect these unauthorised schools in the state. These schools have approximately 39,000 students and 1,500 teachers.

"Action has been directed against such schools under Section 18(5) of the RTE Act. A special campaign under the jurisdiction of the education commissioner has already led to action against 135 schools. Out of the...