Maharashtra Minister Aditya Thackrey big Announcement after school open in State

Maharashtra school reopen: Covid-19 cases count decline in state, School are open from today January 24. Maharashtra Minister Aditya Thackrey big Announcement after school open in State. Aditya Thackrey said Parents should make their own decisions regarding sending their children to schools and do so only if they feel it is safe to do so, said Maharashtra cabinet minister Aditya Thackrey on Sunday.

Maharashtra school reopen “Even though we are re-opening schools from tomorrow, it is not compulsory for students to come to school. Parents are free to make their own decisions in this regard and should send their children to school only if they feel it is safe,” said Thackrey. State school education minister Varsha Gaikwad had announced on Thursday that schools in Maharashtra for classes 1 to 12 are to be re-opened on 24 January with Covid-19 protocols.

Schools were shut last month after a spike in Covid-19 cases across the state. Following this, state health minister Rajesh Tope had said the decision to reopen schools was taken after complete thought was given to the issue. “We have given a lot of flexibility and also stressed that following Covid-19 norms is a must,” the minister said, adding that parents must send their wards to school.

Tope said the opening of schools was necessary for the brain development of children and it was not right to keep them at home for long. The reopening of schools was a risk or middle path the state government decided upon to stop the spread of the virus as well as ensure children do not suffer.

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The minister also informed that 90% of eligible beneficiaries in the state have taken the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, while second dose coverage is in the 62-63% range. As many as 40,805 more people tested positive for Covid-19 across Maharashtra in the last 24 hours, a dip of nearly 6,000 infections, said the state health department on Sunday.