Punjab government allows Class 9-12 students to visit schools to meet teachers

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, September 20

Punjab Government said on Sunday that it would allow students from Class 9 to 12 to voluntarily visit their schools outside containment zones---a slight modification to their own guidelines issued earlier this month.

The change means that students of these classes who want to go meet their teachers can now do so from September 21 provided they have written permission from their parents.  The modification comes after Union Ministry for Health and Family Welfare issued Standard Operating Procedure for schools on September 8.   

 An official spokesperson of the Punjab government said that the state’s home department has also issued detailed instructions to allow skill or entrepreneurship training in National Skill Training Institutes, Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), and short-term training centers registered with the National Skill Development Corporation or State Skill Development Missions or other ministries of Government of India or State Governments.

Likewise, National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Developments (NIESBUD), Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE) and their training providers have also been allowed to function from September 21 so long as they adhere to SOP protocol.

Union Home Ministry’s Unlock 4.0 orders on August 29 and the state government’s own orders issued on September 9 imposing additional restrictions in urban areas, including curfews on Sundays, will remain in force.

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