Himachal Pradesh schools to reopen for classes IX to XII from Monday

Shimla, September 24

The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to reopen schools for classes IX to XII from Monday, an official said here on Friday.

The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur here.

Students of classes X and XII will attend school on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, whereas those of classes IX and XII will come to school on Thursday, Friday and Saturday in a week, he added.

Online studies and examination for classes up to VIII will continue, he added.

The Cabinet also decided to create and fill 8,000 posts of multi-task workers in educational institutions as per provisions of the Part Time Multi-Task Workers Policy, 2020.

As per the policy, the multi-task workers will be provided with a consolidated honorarium of Rs 5,625 per month for 10 months in an academic year. PTI