Big relief to school students! Now schools will remain closed for so many days, order issued

School Holidays 2024: There is good news for school students. Due to heavy rains today, October 16, holiday has been declared in many schools and colleges of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Schools and colleges will remain closed in states like Karnataka, Assam and Himachal Pradesh on October 17 on the occasion of Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti and Kati Bihu.

Apart from this, there will be a public holiday across the country on Sunday 20th October and weekly holiday on 27th October. There will be a holiday in Jammu and Kashmir on the occasion of examination day on 26th October. Here, there will be a holiday in schools in many states due to Vishwakarma Day/Goverdhan Puja on 2nd November, second Saturday on 9th November and Guru Nanak Jayanti on 15th November.

Holiday in schools of these states on 16-17 October

• Due to the forecast of heavy rain, Bengaluru Urban District Collector Jagadish has ordered a holiday in all Anganwadi centres, government and private schools in the city on October 16. Since there is a government holiday on the occasion of Valmiki Jayanti, schools will remain closed in the state on October 17 also.
• Today, October 16, all schools and colleges will remain closed in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kanchipuram and Chengalpet areas of Tamil Nadu and Karaikal areas of Puducherry. Schools in other districts of Andhra Pradesh like Tirupati, Chittoor, Nellore and Prakasam will remain closed till October 17.
• In view of the procession related to the apparition festival of Valmiki ji, Deputy Commissioner Dr. Himanshu Aggarwal has ordered holiday after 2 pm on October 16, hence there will be holiday after noon in government and private educational institutions under the limits of Jalandhar Municipal Corporation. . All schools and offices will remain closed on October 17 on the occasion of Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti.

Know when and where schools will be closed

• In Chhattisgarh, all schools will remain closed due to Dhanteras on 29 October, Narak Chaudas on 30 October, Diwali or Lakshmi Puja on 31 October, Govardhan Puja on 1 November and Bhai Dooj on 2 November.
• Schools will remain closed in Odisha from 20 to 29 October.
• In Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan also, all schools will remain closed on the occasion of Dussehra, Diwali, Dhanteras, Narak Chaudas, Diwali, Govardhan Puja and Bhai Dooj.
• In Bihar, schools will remain closed on 20 October Sunday, 27 October Sunday, 29 October Dhanteras, 30 October Narak Chaudas, 31 October Diwali or Lakshmi Puja, 1 November Govardhan Puja and 2 November on Bhai Dooj.
• In Jharkhand, government schools will remain closed due to Dhanteras on 29 October, Narak Chaudas on 30 October, Diwali or Lakshmi Puja on 31 October, Govardhan Puja on 1 November, Bhai Dooj on 2 November and Chhath on 6 November.
• Karnataka Public Education Department has officially announced Dussehra holidays for students in government and private schools for the academic year 2024-25, with holidays scheduled till October 20, giving students a total of 17 days.
• In UP too, schools will remain closed due to Narak Chaturdashi on 30 October, Diwali on 31 October, Govardhan Puja on 2 November, Bhai Dooj on 3 November, Guru Nanak Jayanti on 15 November, Guru Tegh Bahadur Jayanti on 24 November and Christmas. 25 December.