Itanagar, June 3 -- In a sweeping move to streamline its education infrastructure, the Arunachal Pradesh government has ordered the closure of 386 government schools across the state that reported zero student enrolment in the current academic year.

The decision, announced by the Department of Education late on Monday, is based on findings from a comprehensive audit of the Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE), which highlighted a large number of schools lying dormant without a single student on their rolls.

Officials said the step is part of a broader school rationalisation exercise aimed at better deployment of teaching staff and educational resources.

The closures span nearly every district, including remote and ...