The Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced that the senior sections (Classes 11, and 12) in government schools operating within the area of urban local bodies in the hill state would be made co-educational.
Presiding over the meeting of the education department on Thursday, he said that the state government would rationalise the schools if the enrolment is low and there is a similar level of school within a manageable distance, according to an official statement.
Education Minister Rohit Thakur, secretary (education) Rakesh Kanwar, and senior officers of the education department were at the meeting.
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