Srinagar, June 21: Education Minister, Sakina Itoo Saturday today said that the government has decided to announce early-summer vacation for all private and government schools in Kashmir division from June 23.
Itoo said, “The weather conditions in the Kashmir region are unbearable for the students and given the severe heatwave, we have decided to announce early-summer vacation for schools in the Kashmir division from June 23.”
The minister further said that the government will review the weather conditions after the culmination of summer vacations and will take a call on extension accordingly.
Itoo further said that earlier the department had proposed to declare the summer vacations from July-01 to July 10. “However, keeping in view the severe heatwave, we have decided to announce early summer vacation of 15 days with effect from June 23.”
Earlier, the minister had ordered a change in school timing, saying, “From Saturday, the school timing in Srinagar municipality limits areas will be from 8 AM to 1 PM and in case of schools outside the Srinagar municipality limits, the schools shall function from 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM.”