The provincial education minister, Murad Raas has announced the schedule for the reopening of public and private schools in Punjab. Earlier after the meeting of the national command and operation Centre, it had been decided to shut down the educational institutes due to the third wave of coronavirus pandemic. But now it has been announced to reopen the institutes after the decision of the education and health ministers in the meeting of NCOC held on 18th May 2021 to review the situation of the coronavirus pandemic and to decide about the closure of the schools.  

The decision of Punjab Government

As per the decision of the Punjab government the public and private schools in the various districts such as Bahawalnagar, Jhang, Sahiwal, Nankana Sahib, Chakwal, Jehlum, Narowal, Sheikhupura, Chiniot, Kasur, Pakpattan, Sialkot, Hafizabad, Mandi Bahauddin, Rajanpur and Vehari will remain open 4 days in a week. From 24th May 2021, the school authorities will be allowed to call the students for the on-campus classes with 50% attendance on the alternate days to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The decision regarding the reopening of the educational institutes in the other districts will be taken in the next meeting of the NCOC.

Implementation of SOPs

The government has informed the concerned authorities that there should be proper implementation of SOPs in all the schools. All the teachers and students should wear masks and maintain social distance. From March 2020 the educational institutes have been closed for an extended time period and annual exams of matric and intermediate also got canceled due to COVID-19. But now after reviewing the situation of the pandemic it has been announced to resume the academic activities so that the students can attend the regular lectures and complete their course work without wasting any time. To get more educational updates, keep visiting ilmkidunya.com. 

 

 

 

About The Author:

Ilmkidunya is one of the biggest educational websites working for the past 18 years to keep the people updated regarding the latest educational news about admission, universities, results, date sheets, and scholarships.


Share your comments questions here
Sort By:
X

Sign in

to continue to ilmkidunya.com

inquiry-image

Free Admission Advice

Fill the form. Our admission consultants will call you with admission options.