Gurugram, May 7 -- The district education department has initiated a crackdown on unrecognised schools being run by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) across various parts of the city after the department identified such schools operating without valid recognition across four NGOs in Sector 46, Choma, Nathupur, and DLF Phase 1-where more than 1,000 students from Class 1 to Class 5 were being taught in violation of government norms-on Monday.

Despite directives from the directorate of education mandating the closure of all unrecognised schools, several NGOs continued running informal schools, prompting swift administrative intervention.

The department has begun transferring affected students to nearby government schools. District educ...