The video discusses the alarming rate of school dropouts and government school closures across India, particularly in Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, and links it to the expansion of political party offices.

What's right

It is true that over 65 lakh (6.5 million) children in India dropped out of school between 2019 and

Approximately 93,000 government schools were closed across India in the last 10 years (2014-2024). Schools with low student attendance or enrollment are indeed being targeted for merger or closure to optimize resources. The BJP has undertaken a significant initiative to build hundreds of party offices across the country since

The RSS also completed a major rebuilding project of its Delhi office over an eight-year period, finishing around February 2025.

What's wrong

The claim that 27,764 primary schools in Uttar Pradesh 'are going to be locked' is misleading.

While there was a proposal to merge approximately 27,000 schools with low enrollment, the Uttar Pradesh government later clarified that no schools were being 'closed' or 'locked' outright, but rather merged with nearby institutions.

Furthermore, the government issued revised directives stating that schools located more than one kilometer away from students' homes or those with 50 or more students would not be merged.

The claim that '5,000 schools have already been locked' is unverified; while there were reports of a plan to shut down 5,000 schools in UP by merging them, and officials reported over 6,000 schools merged, the government denied outright closures.

The general claim that 'the distance to merged schools is 8-10 km' is misleading, as the Uttar Pradesh government explicitly stated that mergers would not involve distances greater than one kilometer.

While some other states might have different policies, the video's focus on UP makes this claim inaccurate in that context.

The claims that 'the most BJP offices have been built' and 'RSS offices have also been built the most' are unverified due to a lack of comparative data on other political parties or organizations during the same period.

While both have undertaken significant construction, it cannot be confirmed if it is 'the most'.

The specific incident of a primary school named Anup Kheda being merged with no children following due to distance could not be verified.

Breakdown

The claim regarding 65 lakh dropouts is supported by Newsreel Asia (December 7, 2025), eNewsroom India (March 30, 2026), and Reddit (December 15, 2025). The closure of approximately 1 lakh government schools in 10 years is supported by Careers360 (February 12, 2026), India Sees 93,000 Government Schools Shut in a Decade as Enrollment Declines (February 11, 2026), The South India Times (February 23, 2026), News24 (February 8, 2026), and Over 93000 Schools Shut Down in 10 Years | UP & MP Worst Hit | Education Crisis in India (February 10, 2026).

The closure of schools due to low attendance is supported by India TV News (November 3, 2024), Deshabhimani (July 6, 2025), India Today (August 13, 2025), Children left behind: Number of schools fall, 4 in 10 kids don't reach higher secondary (May 11, 2026), Hindustan Times (November 4, 2024), Outlook India (August 12, 2025), tripuratimes (undated), and UP Govt halts merger of distant and well-enrolled govt schools amid protests (July 31, 2025). The claim about 27,764 schools in Uttar Pradesh being locked is contradicted by The Statesman (November 4, 2024), India Today (August 13, 2025), Outlook India (August 12, 2025), The New Indian Express (July 31, 2025), Hindustan Times (July 31, 2025), and UP Govt halts merger of distant and well-enrolled govt schools amid protests (July 31, 2025).

The claim about 5,000 schools already locked is unverified, with Deshabhimani (July 6, 2025) reporting a plan and The Federal (April 27, 2026) mentioning merged schools, but no confirmation of 'locked' schools. The claim about 8-10 km distance for merged schools is contradicted by UP Govt halts merger of distant and well-enrolled govt schools amid protests (July 31, 2025), Hindustan Times (July 31, 2025), The New Indian Express (July 31, 2025), and Outlook India (August 12, 2025) for Uttar Pradesh, though The Federal (April 27, 2026) mentions different distances for other states.

The specific Anup Kheda school claim is unverified as no supporting information was found. The claims about BJP and RSS building 'the most' offices are unverified due to lack of comparative data, although their significant construction activities are reported by The Economic Times (June 11, 2022), India Today (January 16, 2025), The Times of India (August 24, 2024) for BJP, and Outlook India (February 13, 2025), NDTV (February 12, 2025), Hindustan Times (February 13, 2025), The Times of India (February 13, 2025), and Times of India (February 13, 2025) for RSS. [1][2][3]

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