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Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday announced summer vacation in schools from April 27 in view of the prevailing heat wave conditions.
Majhi made the announcement on the recommendation of the School and Mass Education Department, a statement by the Chief Minister`s Office said.
Examinations, census works, and other official activities will continue as per schedule, it said.
School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond said summer vacations usually start on May 6 and continue till June 17.
“However, considering the existing heat wave condition, summer vacation has been announced earlier,” he said.
He said all government and private schools will remain closed during the vacation and warned that school authorities failing to comply would be responsible for any untoward incident.
Meanwhile, the Odisha School Education Programme Authority (OSEPA) has issued detailed guidelines to district education officers for conducting a Summer Learning Programme for students from Shishu Vatika to class 8 in government schools.
The programme aims to ensure continuity of learning during the summer break, with students being assigned practice work and audiovisual content.
OSEPA has prepared class-wise and subject-wise assignment sheets, which will be provided to students for practice during the vacation.
Audio-visual content linked to assignments will also be shared with parents through school WhatsApp groups, it said.
Further, the DEOs have been asked to create grade-wise WhatsApp groups of parents in all government schools.
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