Pune Schools To Open For All Classes For Full Day From Feb 7: Deputy CM Pawar

Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar has announced that all schools for all classes will be opened for the full day (regular timings) from February 7 in the Pune district.

Schools and colleges in Pune were reopened on February 1 after the COVID-19 situation in the district came under control.

However, till now classes 1 to 8 were allowed to run for only four hours (half a day), while classes 9 to 10 were allowed to run as per the regular schedule. In an earlier order, the Deputy Chief Minister had asked the schools to seek the opinion of the parents regarding the reopening of the educational institution.

“Consent from parents will be required to attend the school,” he had said.

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Pawar further expressed concern about the lack of a COVID-19 vaccine for the 15-17 age group in the Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad region. He said the vaccines are out of stock and the new batch will arrive on Monday.

“It is learned that Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad do not have enough vaccine stock for the age group of 15-17. There is no stock for today and tomorrow also, new stock will be available by Monday. This is leading to less vaccination of this age group in this area,” said the Deputy Chief Minister.

According to Pawar, the reopening of schools for class 9 and above will help increase vaccination. As for colleges, students receiving both doses of the vaccine will be allowed to attend offline classes only.

Schools across the state were closed in the first week of January due to a spike in coronavirus cases and in the wake of the emergence of the highly contagious Omicron variant.

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