Only 10 days of Summer Vacation in Odisha schools

NewsGate Press Network

Naveen Patnaik seems to have outsmarted even the best of school governing bodies across the nation.

First on the block, the Odisha government led by Naveen Patnaik decided to curtail this year’s summer vacation in schools from 50 days to only 10 days.

The decision announced on Saturday the 16^th of April 2022was taken keeping in view the interest of students and help them to catch up with their studies as schools were closed due to COVID-19.

“The summer vacation will be curtailed and allowed for a brief period from June 6 to June 16, 2022, a notification issued by the School and Mass Education department said.

The summer vacation in schools which used to be for 50 days will now be for 10 days, an official said, adding that the teaching hours will be from 6 am to 9 am from May 1 to June 5, keeping in view the summer heat.

Schools across the state remained closed due to COVID induced lockdown in the state for the last two years.

The students had been given promotion to the next class without appearing at examinations.

Though the schools were holding online classes, they could hardly reach all students, the rural school students could not take benefit.