7,948 Assam schools without ideal pupil-teacher ratio
Assam's Education Minister Ranoj Pegu reported that nearly 8,000 government schools in the state fail to meet the mandated 30:1 pupil-teacher ratio. The report highlights significant infrastructure gaps, including a lack of separate classrooms in over 5,000 schools.
Why it matters
The findings underscore systemic challenges in rural education infrastructure and teacher deployment that directly impact the quality of learning for thousands of students.
Assam has 7,948 government and government-aided schools without the ideal pupil-teacher ratio of 30:1, Education Minister Ranoj Pegu told the 126-member State Assembly on Thursday (July 9, 2026).
The article reports factual data from a government assembly session without editorializing or taking a political stance.
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