# Odisha orders district collectors to end single-teacher schools in a month 2026-08-09T09:57:58+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Odisha government has directed all district collectors to ensure that every elementary school has the minimum number of teachers required under the Right to Education (RTE) Act within one month. School and Mass Education Secretary N Thirumala Naik issued the order on August 6, citing UDISE+ data showing that 1,458 government schools in the state have only one teacher each, affecting nearly 60,000 students. Collectors have been told to prioritise schools with higher enrolment and submit an action-taken report within 15 days. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com Tags: government schools, N Thirumala Naik, Odisha education, RTE Act compliance, single-teacher schools, teacher deployment Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/odisha-orders-district-collectors-to-end-single-teacher-schools-in-a-month/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/odisha-orders-district-collectors-to-end-single-teacher-schools-in-a-month/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.