Srinagar, April 23 -- Moreover, the official documents and latest figures state that more than 18 percent of government schools at elementary level here have an adverse Pupil Teacher Ratio (PTR).

The officials from Jammu and Kashmir in 2023 had said that the count of overall public schools had reduced by nearly 19 percent owing to the 'zero or low enrolment of students in government schools'.

However, the Ministry of Education (MoE) in the latest figures regarding the school size and single teacher schools in Jammu and Kashmir has said that, "Out of the total 23,173 schools in the UT, there are 848 schools with zero enrolment."

It also said, "16,179 schools are with less than 50 enrolments. Further, there are 2413 single teacher school...