After the meeting with the state Cabinet, Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur announced that the corona curfew in the state will be extended till 6 am on June 14 in view of the COVID-19 situation.
Education Minister Govind Singh Thakur said that the Cabinet decided to cancel 10+2 examinations for the year 2020-21 in line with the decision of Central government in this regard.
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 5 (ANI): In view of COVID-19 pandemic, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday announced the cancellation of Class 12 board examination for session 2020-2021.
Read more about HP govt cancels class 12 board exams, extends Corona curfew till June 14 on Business Standard. Decisions were taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur
Even though there has been an appreciable decline in the number of covid cases, based on the feedback from various quarters, the government decided to continue with the corona curfew till 6 am on June 14 with all the existing restrictions. As such public transport will remain suspended and all educational institutions will remain closed. A restriction of 20 persons at any social gartering, including marriages and funeral will also remain enforced.
“The Cabinet decided to cancel Class 12 examinations 2020-21 in line with Government of India decision. It decided that the HP Board of School Education would devise a formula for calculating the awards of the students keeping in view the formula being devised by the CBSE and declared the final results accordingly,” Education Minister Govind Thakur said.