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Recommendations made by an Expert Committee appointed by Chief Minister of Karnataka said that lockdown should continue for all educational institutions and Tutorials until 31st May 2020, though online classes for students to be encouraged in all those institutions.
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Minister Higher & technical Education, Government of Maharashtra directed that considering the feasibility of conducting exams the terminal (final) examinations should not be conducted and urged to consider option of promoting the students without conducting exams of last year for UG/PG and grade them as per UGC guidelines.
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Education department of Bihar issued order to all government, non-government (private) schools, colleges, universities, training institutes and coaching centres of Bihar to be closed till 31st March 2020 and examinations to be postponed. However, teaching and non-teaching staff shall be present at their institutes.
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Directorate of Education, School Branch in Delhi ordered for school closure till October with instruction to continue Online classes and teaching learning activities and continuous flow of information to students of Covid safe practices (mask, distancing, hand hygiene) before any online class
Measures related to child protection: COVID 19 produced disruptions have adversely affected the children's wellbeing and protection, especially those belonging to vulnerable social groups like scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and children of migrant workers. To ensure protection and safeguard the safety of children in institutional care, some initiatives were taken by state governments. -
In Delhi, Juvenile Justice Committee under High Court of Delhi instructed institutions having children in conflict with the law to provide interim relief to the children during the present lockdown at the time of their release on bail/parole/ discharge unless denied. The order also mentioned about a cash relief of Rs 1500/- to be paid by the JJ Fund and dry ration including rice- 5 kg, dal- 2kg, sugar-1kg to each child in those institutions.
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Delhi Commission For Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) issued order to Labour Department to send a fresh list of placement agencies to check that any of the placement agencies are engaging in illegal employment of children and trafficked persons.
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Important Advisories/Circulars at Central and State levels36
1) Circular from Ministry of consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Dept. of Food & Public Distribution: The Government approved the proposal for grant of ex-gratia for 36
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