Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday said a plan should be made to reopen the educational institutions keeping in mind the strict Covid-19 SOPs.
As the country is seeing a decline in Covid-19 cases, the centre, as well as several state governments, have started giving relaxation regarding the reopening process. However, as such, there is no news regarding the reopening of schools, colleges, etc. On Thursday, the Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that a plan should be made to reopen the educational institutions with strict Covid-19 protocols.
“Given the decline in the number of Covid-19 cases, a plan should be made to reopen the schools at the earliest,” Khattar said, as reported by PTI.
“As of now, the Covid-19 curve is flattened. Therefore, while ensuring strict adherence of Covid-19, the educational institutions should be reopened at the earliest,” said the chief minister in an official release here.
Successful implementation of NEP 2020 by 2025 in Haryana
In a meeting regarding the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) in the state, the CM said that the state is already leading the way to ensure the successful implementation of NEP by 2025.
“Since the announcement of NEP, dedicated efforts have already been made by both the state and Central governments for spreading extensive awareness among the teachers, stakeholders, but making each child who is the real beneficiary of this policy-aware is the need of the hour,” Khattar said, as reported by PTI.
During the meeting, the CM talked about the possibilities of opening one school in each district offering foreign languages should be explored and the number of these schools should be increased according to the demand. He said these schools should be opened with residential facilities and a cluster plan should be prepared for it.
