{"license":"Free to use with attribution to Vaada Meter (license terms to be finalised)","methodVersion":"1.0","generatedAt":"2026-10-05T13:15:13.385Z","data":{"id":"inc-hp-2022-019","text":"Rationalise schools with very few students to raise enrolment","quote":"1785 स्कूलों में केवल दस-दस छात्र हैं। युक्तिकरण द्वारा इन स्कूलों में छात्रों की संख्या बढ़ाई जाएगी।","quoteIsExact":false,"quoteLanguage":"hi","quoteEnglish":"There are only ten students each in 1,785 schools. Enrolment in these schools will be increased through rationalisation.","page":null,"sector":"education","measurability":"directional","importance":"minor","deadline":"2027-12-11","deadlineType":"implied","status":"kept","rating":10,"ratingRule":"kept","provisional":false,"confidence":"medium","reason":"The Education Minister said in May 2025 that 1,200 schools had been closed or merged in about two and a half years (450 with zero enrolment), with a merger rule for schools under 25 students in Classes 6-12.","evidence":[{"date":"2022-11-05","sourceType":"news","publisher":"Amar Ujala","title":"Himachal Election: Congress manifesto released, promises to youth, farmers, employees","url":"https://www.amarujala.com/shimla/himachal-election-2022-congress-manifesto-2022-himachal-pradesh","quote":"1785 स्कूलों में केवल दस-दस छात्र हैं। युक्तिकरण द्वारा इन स्कूलों में छात्रों की संख्या बढ़ाई जाएगी।","stance":"context"},{"date":"2025-05-15","sourceType":"news","publisher":"Careers360 (PTI)","title":"1,200 schools shut down in Himachal in over two years due to zero or low enrolments: Minister","url":"https://news.careers360.com/1200-schools-shut-down-in-himachal-in-over-two-years-due-zero-or-low-enrolments-minister","quote":"A total of 1,200 schools have been closed in Himachal Pradesh in the past two and a half years, Education Minister Rohit Thakur said on Thursday. Among these 450 schools were closed due to zero enrolments while others were merged because of low enrolment","stance":"supports"}],"tags":["schools"],"sensitive":false,"review":{"state":"ai_draft","draftedBy":"research-agent","draftedAt":"2026-10-05","reviewedBy":null,"approvedBy":null},"manifestoId":"inc-hp-2022","partyId":"inc","electionId":"hp-2022"}}