Madhya Pradesh to open higher secondary schools on July 26

Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan added that schools Classes 1 to 10 will be reopened from August 15 if the positivity rate does not increase

Published on: Jul 14, 2021, 13:22:58 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday said schools for Class 11 and 12 students will be reopened in the state from July 26 and the colleges four days later.

“All the colleges will be reopened from August 1,” Chouhan said. He added schools for students of Classes 1 to 10 will be reopened from August 15 if the positivity rate does not increase.

The positivity rate in the state went up 23% at the peak of the second Covid-19 wave. It has now decreased to 0.03%.

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Chauhan said the schools will be allowed to hold the classes with 50% capacity. “We are also analysing the condition to give permission to coaching institutes to restart their classes.”

Educational institutes were closed in the state in March last year.

On Tuesday, the government allowed the reopening of cinema halls with 50% capacity. It has also increased the guest limit to 100 at weddings and mourners to 50 for funerals.

On Tuesday, Madhya Pradesh reported 23 Covid-19 cases. The state has 279 active cases across eight districts.

The number of cases during the second Covid-19 wave peaked in April with up to 13,000 infections daily in the state.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More