New Delhi: Amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak, India is relaxing the economic activities in the country in a phased manner under the ‘Unlock 4’ guidelines so that the economy doesn’t take a serious hit due to the pandemic.
Skill or entrepreneurship training will be permitted in National Skill Training Institutes, industrial training institutes, short term training centres like PMKVY, PMKK etc. registered with National Skill Development Corporation or State Skill Development Missions or other ministries of the central and state governments, it said.
National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development, Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship and their training providers will also be permitted from September 21, 2020 for which SOP will be issued by MOHFW.
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Online/distance learning will be encouraged and school and mass education department and higher education department may permit up to 50 per cent of teaching and non-teaching staff to be called to the schools at a time for online teaching/ tele-counselling and related work outside containment zones from September 21, 2020 as per the standard operating procedure of the ministry of health and family welfare (MOHFW), the order said.
The statement also said that students of classes 9 to 12 may be permitted to visit the schools, in areas outside the containment zones only, on voluntary basis, for taking guidance from their teachers. However for junior classes the institutions will remain shut.
“This will be subject to consent of their parents/guardians and will be permitted with effect from September 21, for which SOP will be issued by the Centre,” it said.
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