A top court judge says that spending from Nashik’s Kumbh programme at a much smaller scale could have helped prevent the closure of Marathi-language schools. Justice PB Varale is reported to have stated that “even 0.1%” of the Kumbh expenditure could save between 100 and 125 schools from shutting down.
Both reports frame the remark as a “reality check” in response to questions about allocations and their impact. The judge points to the scale of Kumbh spending in Nashik and argues that redirecting only a tiny portion could materially support schools that are facing closure. The outlets do not describe any specific government decision linked to the comment, nor do they provide additional figures or a detailed breakdown of how the number of schools would be sustained.
The two sources share the same core claim and range of potential schools, with one focusing on the figure as a general possibility and the other presenting it as a judicial “reality check.”
