Puducherry schools to reopen for classes 1-8 from December 6

As per the schedule, classes 1, 5, and 7 will be held on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, whereas classes 2, 4, and 8 will be held on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. 

The Puducherry government announced that schools are permitted to restart offline classes for classes 1 to 8 from December 6 (Monday).  

Earlier, the schools were supposed to reopen for students from November 8, but the decision was postponed due to heavy rainfall. Director of School Education PT Rudra Goud said classes would take place half a day for students of classes 1 to 8 on alternative days. No decision regarding the restart of the mid-day meal programme had been taken so far. A decision would be taken in the due course of time, Education Minister A Namassivayam said. 

As per the schedule, classes 1, 5, and 7 will be held on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, whereas classes 2, 4, and 8 will be held on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Schools have been shut for more than a year after the COVD-19 pandemic hit the country in March last year. 

Meanwhile, schools in four districts of Haryana -- Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonepat and Jhajjar – have also been shut due to the deteriorating air quality till further orders by the state government. S Narayanan, member secretary of Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) said, “We are planning to close schools in the four districts, and have written to the Chief Secretary on this. We are awaiting a final approval, as the Chief Secretary has agreed to it in-principle. The schools will remain closed till further orders.” 

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