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Madhya Pradesh has emerged as the biggest contributor to school closures and mergers across India in 2025-26, according to the latest UDISE+ data released by the Union Education Ministry. Of the 4,791 schools closed or merged nationwide, 2,426 were in Madhya Pradesh, accounting for more than half of the national total. At the same time, the states school education budget has increased to 36,730 crore, nearly 9,000 crore higher than in 2022-23. The national school network has also contracted, wit
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