Many teachers and parents pointed out that the attendance was thin when schools were last reopened due to the online teaching option and it will be difficult to make up for the learning losses if physical classes are not completely resumed.
Public spaces like cinema halls, clubs, gyms, stadiums, swimming pools, restaurants will operate at 100% capacity.
The Punjab government had earlier decided to close schools till February 8 in view of the increasing COVID-19 cases in the state.
Schools will soon resume for physical classes in states like West Bengal, Tripura, Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, and Puducherry.
Haryana govt had earlier this month suspended physical classes in all schools amid the surge in COVID cases.
The decision comes amid severe Omicron concerns across India. Maharashtra is the state with the most Omicron cases in the country. On Monday, with two more cases detected in Nagpur, the state tally rose to 20.
Earlier the state government had announced to reopen the schools from December 1, however, after Mumbai now Pune becomes the second municipal corporation in the state to postpone the reopening of schools.
Delhi govt has also decided to allow the entry of all CNG and electric vehicles in the city from November 27.
The schools will reopen for students of classes 9 to 12, according to a notice issued by the School Education Department on Thursday evening
Cinema halls, drama theatres and auditoriums had downed their shutters following the COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020.
People who have recently recovered from Covid would also be allowed to enter the country if they had received a booster dose of vaccine approved by WHO, according to the plan.
Students of the primary section from class 1 onwards attended school in Assam for the first time in nearly two years.
Rajasthan government will provide uniforms free-of-cost to students of classes 1 to 8 studying in government schools.
Schools in Goa have been allowed to resume offline classes for 9 to 12 standard students from October 18.
Maharashtra has been witnessing a steady decline in infection cases and fatalities over the past few days
Karnataka Education Minister confirmed that the state primary schools will start after the Dussehra festivities.
The state government earlier announced that the physical classes in schools would resume across Maharashtra from October 4. “All the schools in rural areas will resume physical classes for standards 5th to 12th," said school education minister Varsha Gaikwad
"In rural areas classes will resume from std 5th to 12th and in urban areas from std 8th to 12th. Govt is making efforts to bring back children to schools. Local authorities have been given powers," School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad said
Students of Classes 10 and 12 will attend school on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, whereas those of Classes 9 and 11 will come to school on Thursday, Friday and Saturday in a week, according to the officials.
Schools closed in Kerala for a year-and-a-half following the Covid-19 outbreak.
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