Lockdown | Schools, colleges still not allowed to open: MHA

The statement was issued after a section of media reported that the Ministry has given permission to all States to open schools.

May 27, 2020 12:03 am | Updated November 28, 2021 12:01 pm IST - New Delhi

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No decision has been taken on the opening of schools and colleges and all education institutions across the country are still prohibited to open, the Union Home Ministry (MHA) said on Tuesday night.

The statement by the Home Ministry spokesperson came after a section of media reported that the Ministry has given permission to all States to open schools.

“No such decision has been taken by the MHA. All educational institutions are still prohibited to open, throughout the country(sic),” the spokesperson tweeted.

 

All educational institutions have been shut since mid-March — some of them from March 25 when the nationwide lockdown started — to contain the spread of coronavirus pandemic.

The nationwide lockdown was first announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 24 for 21 days in a bid to combat the pandemic.

It was first extended till May 3 and again till May 17. The lockdown has now been extended till May 31.

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