Huge Reduction In School Days For The Academic Year 2023-24

The Department of Public Education has released a calendar of important dates regarding the action plan of activities for the academic year 2023-24 for all government, aided and unaided primary and high schools in the state following the state curriculum. According to the guidelines issued by the School Education Department, the number of school days for children has been reduced by 26 days. Thus, it is known that there will be a total of 244 school days this year, out of which only 180 days will be teaching days. To make up for the learning loss caused by the pandemic, the 2022-23 academic year started earlier than usual, with fewer school days this year due to the absence of the extra learning recovery last year and the longer Dussehra holiday. There is a huge reduction in school duty days compared to the previous academic year. Similarly, there has been a significant reduction of 48 days in learning days compared to last year. In the academic year 2022-23 there were 270 duty days. Through this, students and teachers will get an additional 26 vacation days this year. In total, the percentage of the previous year. If 74 percent of the days were education-related activities, this year percent. 67 days will be held. Last time, school educational activities were started from May 14 to make up for the setback in the educational progress of children due to Corona. A 14-day learning program was held in May. However, learning recovery program will not be held this year. School is expected to start from May 29.