The Thane Municipal Corporation has registered criminal cases against 37 unauthorized schools after identifying 58 institutions allegedly operating without approval and misleading parents about board affiliations. The civic body has arranged admissions for affected students in recognised schools and launched awareness campaigns to prevent fraudulent enrolments.

Thane, June 13: In a major crackdown against illegal educational institutions, the Education Department of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) has initiated stringent legal action against allegedly unauthorized schools operating within its jurisdiction.

The civic administration recently published a list of 58 “illegal” schools and explicitly warned parents against enrolling their children in them. Despite these warnings, several institutions continued to operate, prompting the education department to register criminal cases against 37 unauthorized schools.

Direct Action Against Misleading Admissions
According to civic officials, it was discovered that several schools were misleading parents by conducting admission processes under the guise of being affiliated with the State Board, ICSE, CBSE, or IB boards. This deception created a false impression of official recognition, a matter the administration has treated with utmost seriousness.

A medium-wise breakdown of the 58 identified unauthorized schools reveals a heavy concentration of English-medium institutions: