Gujarat government cancels Navratri vacation for schools and colleges
The Gujarat government on Thursday cancelled the eight-day Navratri vacation for state-run schools and colleges in the state, a year after introducing it. State Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama said the Cabinet took the decision to scrap the holidays after considering representations from various stakeholders, including teachers’ associations and guardians who had demanded cancellation of the vacation.“Like last year, the state Education Department had decided to give Navratri vacation this time too. However, after deliberations, and in the wake of representations received from various quarters, the Cabinet, under the leadership of Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, decided not to give Navratri vacations,” Chudasama said.The minister also said that the state government has decided not to extend the summer vacations in the state-run schools.The Education Department had announced last month to give eight-day Navratri vacation between September 30 and October 7 this year.
In July last year, the state government had reintroduced Navratri vacation, citing low attendance in schools during the festival period.To accommodate the additional holidays, the state government had reduced Diwali holidays to two weeks from three weeks.Many private schools, however, had expressed apprehensions that the move would adversely affect the studies of students, especially those appearing for Class X and XII board exams.
However, the vacation was not applicable to the schools affiliated to the CBSE, the ICSE or other boards.
The move faced opposition from a number of schools affiliated to the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) in Rajkot and Surat.
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