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Himachal: Class VI, VII regular teaching from Feb 15

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Tribune News Service

Shimla, February 5

The state Cabinet at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur here today decided to start regular teaching for students of Class VI and VII in schools from February 15. However, the service of mid-day meal would remain suspended till March 31.

All government educational institutions in Sarkaghat subdivision of Mandi district would be allowed to reopen from February 8; these institutions were closed after a large number of teachers tested positive for Covid. However, if any teacher or employee or student is found Covid-19 positive in any educational institution of the state, that institution would be closed for 48 hours and would reopen after proper sanitisation, as per the protocol.

No mid-day meal to be served

Students of standard first to fourth to attend online classes at their homes
All govt educational institutions in Sarkaghat subdivision of Mandi district would be allowed to reopen from Feb 8
The service of mid-day meal to remain suspended till March 31
All students to be provided dry ration and the cooking cost to be transferred to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries or their guardians
20 kanals and one marla of the Industries Department at Tahliwal in Una district to be allotted on lease to the Haroli Industrial Infrastructure Development Society for 30 years at one rupee per sq metre annually for setting up a general engineering cluster
150 posts of drivers or operators in the Public Works Department through the process of limited direct recruitment

It was decided that the new academic session 2021-22 would begin on April 1. The students of standard first to fourth would attend online classes at their homes. Instead of serving cooked mid-day meals in schools, all students would be provided dry ration and the cooking cost would be transferred to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries or their guardians.

The Cabinet also decided to allot 20 kanals and one marla of the Industries Department at Tahliwal in Una district on lease to the Haroli Industrial Infrastructure Development Society for 30 years at one rupee per square metre annually for setting up a general engineering cluster.

The Cabinet gave nod to the deployment of 30 Home Guard volunteers on a daily basis in Baddi to strengthen law, and order and the traffic system.

It also gave its consent to framing the Himachal Pradesh Taxation (on Certain Goods Carried by Road) Rules 2021 by repealing the Himachal Pradesh Taxation (on Certain Goods Carried by Road) Rules, 1993 to make the payments of all taxes, demand or any other sum through the electronic mode, besides manually.

It decided to provide one modern ambulance in every medical college of the state for three months to be operated through M/s GVK EMRI. The Cabinet decided to notify the draft Right of Way Policy-2021 to set out a transparent and time-bound process for giving the right of way approvals to set up telecom infrastructure. It would also help in implementing ease of doing business in the telecom sector.

The Cabinet gave nod to filling 150 posts of drivers or operators in the Public Works Department through the process of limited direct recruitment.

It approved the Himachal Pradesh Water Sports and Allied Activities Draft Rules, 2021 and the Himachal Pradesh Miscellaneous Adventure Activities (Amendment) Rules, 2021. It also okayed the Himachal Pradesh Aero Sports Rules-2020 to promote aero sports activities. A presentation on the Covid-19 situation and the reopening of educational institutions was also made at the meeting.