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DoE has directed all the schools in Delhi to resume physical classes immediately after CAQM lifts GRAP-IV air quality restrictions.
Delhi schools will resume physical classes. (Representative/File Photo)
The Directorate of Education (DoE) has ordered all Delhi schools to resume physical classes “with immediate effect.” This decision follows the rollback of GRAP-IV by the Centre’s Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) for Delhi-NCR’s air quality. The Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas issued an order on January 17, 2025, effectively lifting the air quality measures under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).
As a result, all government, government-aided, unaided recognized private schools under the Directorate of Education (DoE), NDMC, MCD, and Delhi Cantonment Board will now resume in-person classes, with immediate effect.
The decision comes after the government had previously issued a circular on January 16, 2025, outlining guidelines for alternate arrangements due to poor air quality.
The Stage 4 curbs include a ban on all construction activities, entry of non-essential polluting trucks into Delhi, and mandatory shifting of school classes, except for classes 10 and 12, to hybrid mode. However, with the air quality improving, those guidelines have now been revoked.
Delhi announced winter vacation for all the schools in the national capital until January 15, 2025. In the wake of a cold wave in the national capital, the administration extended the winter vacation in the city’s private schools till the same date. The school in the national capital were slated to resume on January 16 however, the DoE directed the schools to conduct online classes for up to class 9 and class 11 due to the deteriorating air quality. However, with the improvement in the AQI of the city, the administration has instructed all school heads to promptly inform students, staff, and parents about the resumption of physical classes.
