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Time of India
25-07-2025
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- Time of India
Nag Panchami holiday for all Nagpur schools on July 29
Nagpur: The district education department has directed all schools in Nagpur, including those affiliated with CBSE, to remain closed on July 29 (Tuesday) on account of Nag Panchami. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now In a recent letter, the department asked all heads and administrators of schools in the district to strictly follow the holiday calendar approved earlier this year. This directive came following representations made by the CBSE Schools Staff Welfare Association (CSSWA), which pointed out that some CBSE schools were not declaring the festival as a holiday. District education officer Rohini Kumbhar issued the letter reminding all schools that Nag Panchami is already declared as a school holiday in the official holiday list for the current academic year. Kumbhar noted that her office received several complaints about CBSE schools ignoring the calendar. "In view of these complaints, the directive issued by this office on 14 February 2025 is being reiterated to ensure all schools remain closed on July 29," the letter stated. The circular also asked all block and cluster-level education officers to confirm that schools comply with the holiday and warned that any violations would be taken seriously. The CSSWA, in a detailed letter dated July 23, urged the district administration to ensure uniformity among CBSE schools regarding holidays. "None of the CBSE schools from Nagpur region have declared a holiday on Nag Panchami despite education department directives," said CSSWA president Deepali Dably. Following the education department's latest letter, several CBSE schools in Nagpur have already issued holiday notices to parents and staff, ensuring compliance with the directive for July 29.
Time of India
29-04-2025
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- Time of India
Edu dept notice to 11 schools open on Akshay Tritiya
Nagpur: The local education office on Tuesday evening issued notices to 11 schools, some of which are part of one educational group, questioning why they are not complying with the Akshay Tritiya holiday circular. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now While some of the schools who received the notice have decided to remain closed, a few others say they are closed for students. Akshay Tritiya is a holiday under the divisional commissioner's quota of holidays, hence education department is very particular about following up on it. CBSE Schools Staff Welfare Association president Deepali Dably said, "On Tuesday evening, we had a meeting with divisional commissioner Vijayalakshmi Bidari, who said that the education department will ensure implementation of holiday schedule. We then visited the education officer, who immediately typed out notices to these CBSE schools." Schools which are open on that day, however, have not called the students. Some have results declaration while others have called staff only. This is a grey area because technically it's a holiday for students. A list issued by the education department does mention Akshay Tritiya as holiday, but there is no specific mention that it is for both staff and teachers. Similar to academic session ending for students, but continuing for teachers, who have to do administrative work as well. While this grey area might be interpreted by either side in their favour, Dably said that welfare of teachers has to be a priority. "Our teachers have rituals to perform, family responsibilities and who does not want to spend time with their family during festivities. I think schools must follow the holiday circular and grant a holiday," said Dably.
