PORVORIM: Academic institutions will be permitted to resume classroom teaching only after the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) issues specific guidelines and after consulting with the Centre, chief minister Pramod Sawant said on Thursday, even as he told the legislative assembly that Goa will continue with online classes.
He said that the state government has sought permission from the Centre to give teaching and non-teaching staff the second dose of vaccine after a gap of 30 days.
“At this point in time we have no intention of holding offline classes. We will hold consultations with the Centre when the ICMR guidelines come on how to conduct offline classes, then we will decide,” Sawant said.
The CM was responding to a call from MGP MLA Ramakrishna Dhavalikar asking for schools and colleges to start teaching in classrooms as students in the hinterland are unable to access online classes.
“This is a pandemic. In consultation with all, including ICMR, we will have to take a decision. I cannot say anything at this moment (about offline classes),” Sawant said.
“I have personally spoken to the new health minister and if he gives us permission we can give them the second dose. After that, in consultation with the Centre, we can think of starting classes,” Sawant said.
