Haryana Colleges Reopening: State Government mulling to reopen universities from November 16

The schools and colleges all across the country are closed since the month of March due to the outbreak of novel coronavirus followed by the nationwide lockdown imposed in order to contain the virus spread.

Haryana School Reopening: Haryana government is all set to reopen its colleges and universities. According to the latest reports, the state government of Haryana stated that the colleges and universities in Haryana are allowed to reopen from November 16. However, educational institutions are asked to follow the standard operating procedure. The schools and colleges all across the country are closed since the month of March due to the outbreak of novel coronavirus followed by the nationwide lockdown imposed in order to contain the virus spread. In the latest guidelines released by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) suggested that the states and union territories are independent to take a decision regarding the reopening of the academic institutions. 

Going by the guidelines released by MHA, academic institutions as well as the students would be required to follow strict precautionary against the COVID-19 spread. Wearing masks, using sanitizers, temperature checkups would be mandatory. Earlier, reports suggested that the Haryana state government is also mulling on reopening schools from Classes 6 to 9 across the state. According to the media reports, in order to enable the students to seek proper guidance from their teachers, the government is planning on taking this step. The decision was made in line with the Centre's decision allowing graded resumption of schools from October 15. On October 7, 2020, state education minister Kanwar Pal said, “If everything goes as per plans, the students of these classes can consult their teachers from October 15 onwards.” Meanwhile, the Directorate of School Education, Haryana issued a letter to district education officers, that allowed the schools to reopen from September 21, 2020, for classes 9-12 students. 

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