Maharashtra is among the states where hundreds of schools were shut down in the second year of the Covid-19 pandemic, reveals the latest report by the United District Information System for Education (UDISE +). As per UDISE +, a total of 509 schools in the state were shut down during the academic year 2021-22.

Nearly 20,000 schools were shut down across the country according to the UDISE report 2021-22. The states where schools closed include Madhya Pradesh (7,689 schools), Odisha (1,894), Andhra Pradesh (1,395), Uttar Pradesh (1143), Punjab (994), and Maharashtra (509).