Maharashtra Govt to decide on College Reopening by January-End, confirms Higher Education Minister

Maharashtra College Reopening News: As per the latest update, the Maharashtra state government is expected to take a final decision about reopening of colleges in the state by January-end. Higher Education Minister Uday Samant confirmed this development during a meeting with college principals and other stakeholders. Get Complete Details Here.

Gaurav Macwan
Jan 22, 2021, 08:33 IST

Maharashtra College Reopening News: As per the latest update, the Maharashtra state government is expected to take a final decision about reopening of colleges in the state by January-end. Higher Education Minister Uday Samant confirmed this development during a meeting with college principals and other stakeholders. During the meeting he also added that currently,  the higher education department officials have been asked to take feedback and COVID-19 situation review from officials deputed at District and Zilla Parishad levels.

Final Decision after Consulting Chief Minister

Mr Samant also added that while in-principals the preparations are underway for reopening of colleges in the state, the final decision about the same would be taken only after consulting Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackarey. As part of the preparatory process, officials have also been instructed to review the condition of colleges and schools that were being used as quarantine centres in the next 10 days and submit a detailed report to the department.

Schools Reopened for Class 9 to 12 Students

Earlier on, the State Government had given its nod for reopening of schools for Class 9 to 12 students in the state. However, the final decision regarding reopening of schools in Maharashtra was left to local authorities, who were empowered to reopen schools after thoroughly reviewing the prevailing pandemic situation. In line with this, several districts in the state have reopened schools in December and January. However, the reopening process has been carried out with great caution and in complete compliance with the COVID-19 guidelines that were issued by the state government. As part of the reopening process, all teachers had to mandatorily undergo RT-PCR testing for COVID before resuming their duties.

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