Govt All Set to Reopen Schools In Jammu And Kashmir
Govt All Set to Reopen Schools In Jammu And Kashmir
Schools in Jammu are likely to reopen next week; while as Schools in Kashmir will be reopened once the ongoing winter vacation ends by February end: Principal Sec'y Edu
Srinagar, Feb 12 : A day after LG Manoj Sinha asked authorities to "ensure enabling environment" for reopening of schools in J&K, the School Education Department in the UT said it will reopen the institutions in Jammu next week and after culmination of winter vacation in Kashmir.
The LG on Friday while reviewing the COVID situation said that the "pandemic situation has improved and authorities can gradually move ahead for reopening of schools and holding offline classes while ensuring complete adherence to SoPs".
Schools in J&K, like rest of India, have mostly been closed since the outbreak of the pandemic in the spring of 2020.
Now, after the LG's directions coupled with a decline in COVID cases of late, the J&K School Education Department is all set to reopen the institutions across the UT as the academic session 2022-23 draws closer.
