Summer Vacation: Due to the extreme heat conditions, schools in the state of Maharashtra have been closed for summer vacations. The state government has closed all board schools and declared a holiday. The Maharashtra government today announced its decision to close all state board schools in the state for all classes from Friday, April 21.
Preponing the summer vacations, the government order states that all schools will remain closed from April 21 to June 14. This order is for all the districts except Vidarbha. In Vidarbha, schools will remain closed till June 30, 2023.
The order to close the schools comes after several people lost their lives due to extreme heat conditions in the state. However, this order is limited only to schools affiliated to the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, MSBSHSE. Schools affiliated to CBSE and other boards in the state can continue for now.
The Maharashtra government has not asked other board schools to close, but it is likely that both the CBSE and ICSE boards in the state may decide to follow suit. Meanwhile, the IMD has predicted dry weather with heatwave conditions in entire vulnerable areas. In many parts of the state, the temperature is already running above 45 degrees.
