The Board received 79 applications to start primary schools in the district, 40 applications for setting up kindergartens and nurseries and 27 applications for secondary schools. A decision involving kindergarten and primary schools is yet to be taken.

Among proposals to start secondary schools, 25 were proposed to be set up in the city while the other two were proposed for Niozar and Kadodara in the district, Secretary of the secondary board N K Patel told Express Newsline here on Tuesday. He said permission would be granted only after Board officials were convinced of the respective management's or trust's efforts to educate children, specially girls and those from financially weak sections of the society.