Puducherry: Schools, Colleges closed till Jan 31 due to Covid-19
As the country is witnessing large numbers of Covid-19 cases, the schools and colleges in Puducherry are closed till January 31.
On Tuesday, January 18, the Puducherry administration said that schools and colleges in the Union Territory will remain closed for the students till January 31. Considering the rise in Covid cases in the country, Puducherry Education Minister A Namasviyam announced the decision of closure of schools and colleges in the union territory.
The decision of closure
After holding discussions with officials of the Health and Education Departments, he told reporters that colleges also would remain closed till this month-end. He said the government had been holding classes from X to XII and also for students in colleges as the students aged between 15 and 18 years were being vaccinated against the pandemic.
“Considering the current situation of the virus, all classes in high and higher secondary schools and also colleges will remain closed,” he said.
Meanwhile, in an announcement, the Pondicherry Central University said, "The students of MBA (from 2005-2006 to 2015-2016 calendar year) and the students of MCom and MA (English, Sociology and Hindi) and all other courses (from 2014-15 to 2015-2016) are granted one more chance to complete the course in the January 2022 session."
