Lucknow, June 24 -- Government schools in UP will now re-open on June 25 every year, after summer vacation. This arrangement has been introduced to avoid repeated extensions of summer vacations due to extreme heat and to ensure 220 teaching days in accordance with National Education Policy.

Additional chief secretary, basic and secondary education, UP Partha Sarthi Sen Sharma said this during a special YouTube Live session held on Tuesday with teachers and educational personnel across the state. The programme, moderated by state teacher awardee Pragya Trivedi, was attended by thousands of teachers, Shiksha Mitras, instructors, ARPs, SRGs (state resource groups) and DIET mentors.

ACS stated that students should be warmly welcomed when sc...