Haryana Education Minister Kanwar Pal Gujjar on Wednesday said all classes in schools will resume with 100 percent capacity from December 1 onwards.
“Given the improved current Covid-19 situation, it has been decided that all classes in schools will resume from December 1 while mid-day meal will start from January 1, 2022,” the Minister said while talking to the mediapersons here.
He said that the portal for admissions to all colleges has also been reopened from November 16 to 22. Students who have not been able to apply earlier can apply now.
Speaking about the Super-100 programme being run by the State Government to provide coaching to the students, he said that during this year, 28 children have been selected in IIT and 24 students have been selected in NEET. 7 out of 24 students selected in NEET have been selected for AIIMS. Earlier, only two centres were opened in Rewari and Panchkula. But now considering the success of the Super-100 programme, new centres will also be opened in Hisar and Karnal, the Minister said.
On a question regarding shortage of teachers, the Education Minister said that demand letters have been sent to Haryana Public Service Commission and Haryana Staff Selection Commission to fill vacancies of teachers in the schools.
Responding to a question related to opposition’s allegations that the State Government is interfering in the recruitment of universities in the state, he said that Haryana Public Service Commission has an experience in making appointments, so its experience is positively considered for the recruitment process of professors and other staff. The Vice-Chancellor will be the chairman of the Selection Committee. Apart from this, 2 members will be taken from the Commission, one member from the government representative and one member from the university will be taken in the selection committee, he added.
Kanwar Pal, who is also Tourism Minister of the state informed that Surajkund Fair will be organized from February 4 to 20, 2022. This time Jammu and Kashmir and the United Kingdom will be a partner nation, he said.