Schools are reopening: While the second wave of corona infection is weakening in the country, there is also a possibility of a third wave. In the midst of all this, schools and colleges have been opened once again with the relaxation of lockdown restrictions in many states of the country. This month, in August, only eight states and union territories are likely to reopen schools, the government said in the Lok Sabha on Monday.
Education Ministry informed the Lok Sabha about the reopening of schools:
According to a written reply shared by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in the Lok Sabha, Lakshadweep, Puducherry, Nagaland, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh have reopened schools from August 2. In Andhra Pradesh, schools are likely to reopen by August. 16. Among the Union Territories, only Lakshadweep and Puducherry have reopened schools for all classes. The rest have only approved classes IX and above.
These include Goa, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Ladakh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal etc. States and Union Territories that have not opened schools till August 2.
According to a report in the Indian Express, in response to a question by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, the ministry said that Nagaland has already opened schools for class 11th and 12th from July 26. Schools in Haryana have also reopened from July 16 for students of classes IX to IX. Twelfth. Schools have been opened for students of all grades in Lakshadweep in the first week of this month. On August 2, schools have been opened for students from class 10th to 12th in Punjab, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. Schools can be opened in other states by the end of this month.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports in a report last week said that the closure of schools should not be overlooked and a balanced, rational approach should be adopted for the reopening of schools. needed.
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