4,000 schools may be reopened in Rajasthan.

• Position: Education minister Govind Sing Dotastra on schools in Rajasthan, India - Brief article

After revising textbooks, the Congress government to revisit another decision of the previous Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government - merging of 4,000 schools in the name of rationalization. Schools with low enrolment and high number of vacancies were merged with nearby schools to rationalize enrolment and teacher availability.

The Congress government is considering reopening those schools, said education minister Govind Singh Dotasra on Wednesday.

"We are presently under the process of reviewing nearly 4,000 schools across the state which were closed during the tenure of BJP government. Only thing we want to be sure about is that enough students should be available for these schools. Soon a good decision will be taken," said Dotasra.

Educationists regard the attempt as a move in the right direction.

Komal Srivastava from Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti said that though considering to reopen schools is...