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Chandigarh: Schools, Colleges to remain shut till May 31
Chandigarh, May 7, 2021: In view of the surge of COVID-19 cases, the directorate of Higher Education, Chandigarh administration has decided to shut all the Educational Institutions till May 31.
Along with the Schools and Colleges, the public libraries will also remain closed. Similarly, all the coaching institutes will also remain closed till the same period. The coaching institutes can however continue with the online classes.
It is to be mentioned that government and government-aided schools will be closed for summer vacations from May 10, 2021, to June 8, 2021.
“All the government and government-aided schools shall continue to function with 50% teaching and non-teaching staff.
However, the head of institutions will give relaxations even for lesser staff (i.e. up to 50%) at their level on case to case basis up to May 31, 2021,” read the order issued by SS Gill, IAS, Education Secretary, Chandigarh Administration.