Jammu, May 10 -- A startling revelation in the latest report by NITI Aayog has brought to light significant inefficiencies in the school education system of Jammu and Kashmir, with 146 government schools in the Union Territory reporting zero student enrolment.

The report, which assesses the state of school education across India, points to a troubling mismatch between educational infrastructure and actual student presence. Despite having no students on their rolls, these 146 schools continue to function on paper, and remarkably, 61 teachers remain posted in these institutions, drawing salaries and utilizing public resources even though there is not a single child to teach.

The findings have raised serious questions about administrative ov...