Ludhiana, May 13 -- The district education officer (DEO) (elementary education), Ravinder Kaur, have ordered two private schools, Sarthak Academy and Prerna Academy, to shut down immediately for violating key education laws. Both schools were found operating without valid registration under the Right to Education (RTE) Act and did not possess a Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE) code.

The action follows an inspection drive launched by DEO Kaur and her team last month. The campaign focused on identifying private schools running without proper approvals. A six-member inspection committee, headed by DEO Kaur and block primary officers (BPOs), was tasked with visiting schools across the district.

During one such visit...