Ahead of Reopening of Schools in Maharashtra, Thackeray Govt Takes This Big Decision | Read Details

A few days back, the Maharashtra School Education department had released a set of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) ahead of the reopening of schools in the state from November 23. 

Author: India.com News Desk Edited by: Surabhi Shaurya

Updated: November 13, 2020, 2:47 PM IST

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New Delhi: Ahead of the reopening of schools, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government has asked the Railways to allow the teaching and non-teaching staff to travel in Mumbai suburban local trains once the normal classes resume in the state from November 23. Notably, schools will reopen only for classes IX to XII.

“The government has allowed teachers and other staff to travel by local trains and sent a copy of the letter to the Central Railway (CR) and Western Railway (WR)”, said Maharashtra education minister Varsha Gaikwad.

The minister also shared a copy of the letter addressed to the General Managers of the CR and the WR by Kishore Raje Nimbalkar, Secretary, Disaster Management, Relief and Rehabilitation.

“You are requested to direct the concerned school teachers and non-teaching staff to use services of local trains in Mumbai and Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) with the immediate effect”, read the letter dated November 6.

Earlier, the Maharashtra School Education department had released a set of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) ahead of the reopening of schools in the state from November 23.

The Maharashtra School Education department recently released a set of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) ahead of the reopening of schools in the state from November 23.