Chhattisgarh schools shut, students get promoted amid rising Covid-19 cases

Due to the rise in the Covid-19 cases in Chhattisgarh, the state government has decided to shut the schools and promote the students to the next class, except for students of classes 10 to 12.

Amid the rise of Covid-19 cases in Chhattisgarh, the state government has decided that students of all classes will be promoted without examinations, except for students from classes 10 to 12. An order regarding this has been issued by the state education department. This order will apply to state-run, Central well as private schools. "All schools will be shut till further orders and all students, except class 10th and 12th, will be given a general promotion to the next class without holding examinations," the order said, reported by PTI. Further, the state's Skill Development, Technical Education, and Employment Department have ordered to shut all government and private engineering colleges, polytechnic colleges, Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), and skill development training and educational activities.