India, Oct. 10 -- In a major policy decision aimed at promoting co-education and gender equality in schools, the Maharashtra government on October 8 announced the transformation of independent girls' schools into co-educational institutions across the state.

Taking into account changing circumstances and evolving educational needs, the state government has formalised a framework for converting girls' schools into co-educational institutions. One of the key decisions is: immediate integration of schools on the same campus wherein separate schools for boys and girls existing on the same campus will be immediately merged into a single co-educational institution. The Maharashtra state education commissioner has been authorised to implement t...