Hours later, the Supreme Court urged the air quality panel to consider Schools are reopening in Delhi-NCR Citing unavailability of air purifiers and lack of mid-day meals, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Monday night ordered that all classes up to Standard 12 be conducted in hybrid mode.
“The State Governments in NCR shall ensure that all classes up to Class 12 shall be conducted in “hybrid” mode, i.e., both “physical” and “online”, wherever online mode is possible in the territorial jurisdiction of NCT. Gurugram, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddh Nagar districts in Delhi and NCR,” the CAQM order said.
The air quality panel said that wherever available, the option of adopting online mode of education will be adopted vested with students and their parents,
It further added that NCR state governments may also consider conducting classes in hybrid mode like all other regions of NCR.
The CAQM said that they have taken note of the fact that class X and XII students and the respective school authorities are most affected by the GRAP Phase-IV restrictions, given the board exams coming up before them and various competitive exams that follow. Happened.
“These students are required to attend classes in physical mode keeping in mind the practical classes as well as practical examinations. Apart from this, the students are also required to attend additional classes/tutorials for the board examinations “
Meanwhile, the Delhi government’s Directorate of Education has directed heads of all government, government-aided, unaided recognized private schools of the Directorate of Education, NDMC, MCD and Delhi Cantonment Board to conduct classes in hybrid mode for students of all classes. Instructions have been issued in this regard. With immediate effect until further orders.
Physical classes in schools and colleges were recently banned due to severe air pollution.
Earlier in the day, a bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih ordered the CAQM to initiate action against Delhi government and Delhi Police officials for “serious lapses” on their part in strict implementation of GRAP-IV measures. Gave. ,
