Classes for standard 9 to 12 and final-year college students to resume from November 23: Gujarat Education Minister
Educational institutions in Gujarat to reopen from November 23, state Education Minister announced.
Gujarat’s Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama has announced that the educational institutions across the state will reopen from November 23 amid the coronavirus pandemic. In Gujarat, classes 9 to 12 from the same date. Classes for final year college students will also start from November 23.
The educational institutions have been instructed to adhere to the SOPs provided by the Government of India. The educational institutions in Gujarat have been closed since the COVID-19 lockdown was enforced. To avoid further spread of the virus, the state government had not reopened the educational institutions.
“Classes for standard 9 to 12 will resume from November 23. Classes for final year college students will also resume from November 23. The SOP of Government of India will be followed,” said Bhupendra Singh Chudasama.
Earlier, Mr Chudasama held an urgent meeting with department officials and asked them to start preparing SOPs for educational institutions.
"To reopen schools from standards 9 to 12 and colleges, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani had asked my department to prepare SOPs. I had convened an urgent meeting in this regard and asked my officials to prepare SOPs," he said.
The stakeholders include the vice-chancellors of different institutions and people associated with the management of schools. Officials have been consulted through video conferencing to prepare SOPs for reopening schools and colleges amid the COVID-19 outbreak, said Mr Chudasama.
"Once SOPs are prepared, CM Vijay Rupani and Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel, in consultation with education and health departments, will take a final decision on reopening schools and colleges. "They would also decide about opening schools for standards 1 to 8," Mr Chudasama added.
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