Himachal Pradesh schools to reopen for Classes 9 to 12 from Monday

SHIMLA: The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to reopen schools for Classes 9 to 12 from Monday, an official said here on Friday. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur here.

Students of Classes 10 and 12 will attend school on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, whereas those of Classes 9 and 11 will come to school on Thursday, Friday and Saturday in a week, he added.

Online studies and examination for Classes up to 8 will continue, he added. The Cabinet also decided to create and fill 8,000 posts of multi-task workers in educational institutions as per provisions of the Part Time Multi-Task Workers Policy, 2020.

As per the policy, the multi-task workers will be provided with a consolidated honorarium of Rs 5,625 per month for 10 months in an academic year.

Recently on September 20 many states reopened schools for classes ranging from 1 to 12 with proper COVID-19 guidelines. These states are Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Assam, and Haryana.

The state governments of these states issued COVID-19 guidelines for both government and private schools to follow, which include the compulsory wearing of marks, maintaining social distancing and proper sanitation.

With inputs from PTI

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