{
  "id": 17769349,
  "title": "Mumbai: Over 1,200 Students Shifted From 164 Unauthorised Schools As BMC Intensifies Crackdown; FIRs Filed Against 77 Schools",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/mumbai-over-1-200-students-shifted-from-164-unauthorised-schools-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T08:09:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-over-1200-students-shifted-from-164-unauthorised-schools-as-bmc-intensifies-crackdown-firs-filed-against-77-schools"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Over 1,200 students have been relocated from 164 unauthorized schools in Mumbai to authorized government, BMC schools, and private institutions due to intensified crackdown by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). These 164 schools received closure notices during the 2025-26 academic year, accommodating around 5,000 students in total. Of these, 690 students were admitted to BMC-run schools while the remaining 550 received private school admissions with assistance from the civic body, according to officials from the BMC education department. However, parents' active participation in the school shifting process has been reported as lacking. The civic body has opened an admission center in the M-East ward at the new municipal school building in Shivaji Nagar, Govandi, yet the response from parents has been unsatisfactory. FIRs have been filed against 77 of the 164 unauthorized schools, with legal battles already initiated against 70 of them. The Bombay High Court has directed against any action against these schools until the hearing of one petition. The BMC has sought legal guidance on the court's order and the pending petitions. Additionally, the civic body has submitted a proposal to the state government for recognition of 45 primary schools that are reportedly running secondary sections.",
  "summary": "More than 1,200 students who were enrolled in 164 unauthorised schools across the city have now been shifted to authorised government and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) schools, as well as private schools. Closure notices issued to 164 schools These 164 schools were served with closure notices in the 2025-26 academic year and had around 5,000 students enrolled, the Hindustan Times…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}