The Jharkhand government has decided to reopen schools for Classes 1 to 12 students in all districts from March 7, news agency ANI quoted the state Health Minister as saying.
Earlier the government had allowed schools to reopen for all classes in 17 out of 24 districts barring Ranchi, East Singhbhum, Chatra, Deoghar, Saraikela, Simdega and Bokaro -- which had been reporting comparatively higher number of COVID cases. In these seven districts schools were earlier allowed to reopen for classes 9 to 12 from February 1.
However, offline exams have been barred for class 1 to 8 in these seven districts till March 31, 2022, a statement from the state government said. This decision was taken at a meeting of the State Disaster Management Authority, chaired by Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday, February 25
"A meeting of disaster management was held today under the leadership of the Chief Minister. In which it has been decided that the ban has been removed from class-1 to class-9 in 7 districts. Now schools will be opened for all classes from March 7," news agency ANI quoted Jharkhand Health Minister as saying.
आज मुख्यमंत्री के नेतृत्व में आपदा प्रबंधन की बैठक की गई। जिसमें फैसला किया गया है कि 7 ज़िलों में कक्षा-1 से कक्षा-9 तक प्रतिबंध हटा दिया गया है। अब सभी कक्षाओं के लिए 7 मार्च से स्कूल खोले जाएंगे: झारखंड सरकार में मंत्री बन्ना गुप्ता pic.twitter.com/Ba3BVvVCwe
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As per the ANI report, the Jharkhand government has also allowed parks, tourist places, and swimming pools to reopen in the state, while the 8 pm restrictions on markets also stand removed.
"Restaurants and bars are allowed to function with 100% capacity. Gatherings and fairs continue to be prohibited," the state health minister said.
