MUMBAI: Three weeks after reopening secondary and higher secondary schools in rural and urban Maharashtra, state school education minister Varsha Gaikwad said that a decision on reopening the primary section in rural districts would be taken after consulting the chief minister and the Covid task force.
Gaikwad said that the proposal to reopen primary schools will be put forward to chief minister Uddhav Thackeray and the Cabinet after consulting members of the Covid task force.
Schools will close for Diwali vacations from October-end and reopen mid-November.