Students, teachers to get Diwali vacation from online classes in Maharashtra: State Education Minister

School teachers and students in Maharashtra who are part of the online education will be getting Diwali vacation, the state Education Minister announced.

Maharashtra State Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad has said that all the teachers and students in the state who are part of the online education will get Diwali vacation. "A final decision to this effect will be taken soon," Ms Gaikwad told reporters, adding that authorities have been

Due to the coronavirus outbreak in the country, the schools were shifted to the online mode. Schools, colleges and other educational institutions in the country were closed in March this year owing to COVID-19 lockdown

Ms Gaikwad said Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray is taking views of state advocate general and other authorities concerned regarding reopening of Class 11. "The delay in (physical reopening of Class 11 lectures) is due to judicial process but online classes of the class is getting good response," she added.

Ms Gaikwad said the department of education is focusing on the overall development of students by using modern technology. "We will ensure they take more interest in education and improve their knowledge," she added.

The Maharashtra education department on Monday, November 2, had started free online classes for students of Class 11 to prevent loss of the academic session due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Over 60,000 first-year junior college (FYJC or Class 11) students have so far enrolled for these classes, State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) Director Dinkar Patil said. The decision to start online classes free of charge for FYJC Arts, Science and Commerce students was taken to avoid the academic loss till colleges start functioning normally, he said.

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