School Reopening in India

 Schools Reopening Status In India

Schools were last open in the month of March, more than 6 months has passed but schools are not opened again due to COVID-19 CORONA virus. When Covid-19 started to show it's power in India, the Central Government of India took a decision to completely shut India, means complete lockdown. In these past months various organizations as well as schools were closed due to lockdown to save Indian lives. Everyone and everything was on isolation for more than two months. Since lockdown was necessity of the time so it was implemented on urgent basis. Which result in economic slow down took place India, which was inevitable. From the month of May slowly-slowly the Government started to unlock various organizations so that  things can get normal and economy can be boosted again, but number of COVID cases increased  exponentially during unlock phase, which was a set-back for the unlock phase as well as for the economy, so Government took little longer to open everything again. All the working fields were severely hit by COVID-19. Schools and Other Educational institutes are one of them. Due to increasing number of cases  Government of India didn’t took any chance to reopen schools till the end of September. Towards the end of the September month i.e. from 21 September the Government allowed  the students of class 9 to 12 to come to school to get   advice they wanted regarding their study on a voluntary basis along with their parents/ guardians consent. Then in October Central Government of India released Unlock 5.0 guidelines in which reopening schools in step wise manner was also mentioned.  Now schools are reopening in some states and some states still have not decided yet whether they are going to open schools or not. Here is the status of various states whether they are opening schools or not - 

1. Andhra Pradesh : In Andhra Pradesh schools are going to reopen from 2nd November for the 2020-21 session, Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy announced this news while having video conferencing with district collectors.

2. Arunachal Pradesh : No confirmed news yet about reopening of schools. 

3. Assam :Government of Assam wants to reopen schools in Assam but parents of children are not willing to send their kids back to schools yet. The Assam government is mulling reopening of primary schools for college kids of classes 6 to eight from All Saints' Day after reviewing the Covid infection rate in schools and colleges where offline classes for classes 9 to 12 are on since September 21 on voluntary basis.

4. Bihar : The Bihar government has given permission to reopen the schools within the state for the scholars of classes 9 to 12 from October 15. The schools are reopened for the scholars who voluntarily wish to go to the schools with the written consent of their parents or guardians.

5. Chhattisgarh : Schools in the state will continue to remain closed.

6. Goa:  Schools in the state will continue to remain closed.

7. Gujarat: The Gujarat government also in no mood to reopen schools yet so they decided to put a stay on reopening of schools.

8. Haryana :  The State Government of  Haryana had allowed students of class 9 to 12 to go to their schools in areas outside COVID containment zones only, on a voluntary basis for academic guidance.

9. Himachal Pradesh :  The schools and other educational institutions outside containment zones are going to be allowed to reopen in a graded manner. As a part of the method of reopening educational institutes , all schools and academic institutions are asked to convene an ePTM i.e. a virtual Parents Teacher Meeting. The ePTM is to be held with students and parents  between 15th to 17th October

10. Jharkhand : Schools in the state will continue to remain closed.

11. Karnataka: The Karnataka government has declared a midterm holiday from Columbus Day to 31 October. The web classes have also been suspended. The govt said it'll take a turn on the difficulty after evaluating things .

12. Kerala : Schools in the state will continue to remain closed.

13. Madhya Pradesh: Madhya Pradesh Government has placed on hold reopening of primary and middle schools within the state for now, school Educational Minister Inder Singh Parmar said. The state has partially reopened schools for Classes 9 to 12 with limited students since September 21 amid strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols, he said, adding that the govt may consider increasing the strength of those classes gradually.

14. Maharashtra : School will remain closed until 31st October.

15. Manipur :The Manipur government allowed the reopening of its educational institutions including schools and colleges departments.

16.  Meghalaya : Meghalaya government allowed schools to reopen on Oct 15, 2020, but disapproved of regular classes in any educational institutions.

17. Mizoram : The State Government of Mizoram has decided to regularly reopen schools for students of classes 10 and 12 from October 16.

18. Nagaland : Schools are opened on a voluntary basis.

19. Odisha : The State GOvernment of Odisha will decide whether to reopen schools or not at the end of the October month.

20. Punjab :  The Punjab Government has decided that they will reopen schools and coaching centers from October 15 in a stepwise manner. Only students of class 9 to 12  will be allowed to attend schools on a voluntary basis with parental consent 

21. Rajasthan : Schools will remain partially closed until 31 October. Students of class 9 to 12 can go to schools on a voluntary basis after getting consent from their parents.

22. Sikkim : The State Government has decided to reopen schools from 19 October in a graded manner.

23. Tamilnadu :  Schools in the state will continue to remain closed.

24. Telangana : Schools will likely reopen from November 1st in the state.

25. Tripura : Schools are opened for classes 9 to 12 on a voluntary basis.

26. Uttar Pradesh: The Uttar Pradesh Government announced that  schools for students of classes 9 to 12 are going to reopen from October 19.

27. Uttarakhand : Schools to reopen for classes 10th and 12th from 1st November in the State.

28. West Bengal: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday ruled out the likelihood of reopening schools anytime soon, saying her government will take a turn in the difficulty only after mid-November. In an administrative review meeting in North Bengal, Ms Banerjee said a choice during this regard is going to be taken after Kali puja on November 14

Union Territories : 

1. Andaman & Nicobar Island : No information yet.

2. Chandigarh : School will remain closed until 31st October.

3. Dadar Nagar Haveli & Daman Diu : Schools may soon reopen.

4. Delhi: Number of Corona cases are increasing again in Delhi so the Delhi Government  decided it will not reopen the schools till October 31.

5. Jammu & Kashmir :  Schools reopened for classes 10th and 12th on a voluntary basis.

6. Ladakh : Schools reopened for classes 10th and 12th on a voluntary basis.

7. Lakshadweep : Schools reopened for classes 10th and 12th on a voluntary basis.

8. Pudducherry : Schools in Puducherry have resumed the Classes for 10 and 12 students, but only on trial basis.