Jaipur: The biting cold wave sweeping across India has prompted authorities to extend the winter vacation in schools. In view of the severe cold, the winter vacation of children from Classes 1 to 8 in Jaipur and Sikar districts of Rajasthan has been extended till January 13. In Jaipur, due to January 14 falling on a Sunday and January 15 being a holiday for Makar Sankranti, schools in the district will resume on January 16. However, in Sikar, schools are set to reopen on January 15. The minimum temperature has reached below 5 degree Celsius in Jaipur.
Earlier on Thursday, the district administration extended the winter vacation of students from Classes 1 to 8 by eight days. Issuing an order in this regard, Jaipur District Collector Prakash Chandra Rajpurohit said that the weather will continuously fluctuate for the next one week.
Keeping in mind the changing weather conditions, the period of winter vacation is extended till January 13. However, during this period the pre-scheduled examinations will remain the same. Strict action will be taken against school which disobeys these rules of the government.
Earlier, the Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education (RBSE) officially declared the winter holiday schedule for 2023. As per the announcement posted on X (formerly Twitter), winter vacations for all schools was scheduled t ocommence from December 25, 2023.