The proactive approach and constant nudging from the Lt Governor VK Saxena has resulted in filling up the vacancies of teachers, principals and vice principals in Delhi government schools at an unprecedented pace during the last four months, said sources.
The Delhi government has preponed the Common Annual School Examinations for classes 4 to 11 in all government-aided and New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) schools in view of the gazetted holiday on Holi, March 8.
"I'm the only teacher in school," said Kishore Mankar, a school teacher who has been showing up every day on his bike for two years to teach just one student.
As Delhi schools are set to close for winter vacations, all teachers working in government schools will be deployed at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport to perform Covid-19 duty.
The Delhi government's Directorate of Education on Thursday announced that all government schools will remain closed during winter vacation from January 1 to January 12, 2023.
The Delhi government schools will be closed on Saturday in view of preparations for the December 4 MCD elections, according to an official notification on Friday.
Students of classes 1 to 8 will be provided milk at government schools in Rajasthan along with free distribution of clothes, according to state Education Minister BD Kalla on Monday.