Govt schools to open administrative offices in Haryana to carry out urgent functions

After MHA released its lockdown 4.0 guidelines, Haryana government anunced that it has decided to allow government schools to open ir administrative offices to carry out urgent and unavoidable administrative functions. As per an official spokesperson of Haryana Government, Chief Minister Mahar Lal Khattar has approved a proposal in this matter.

All administrative functions in schools will be carried out in strict compliance of rms issued by Ministry of Health for containment of COVID-19, said Haryana government. This comes after state government allowed private schools of Haryana to open ir administrative offices.

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Only concerned Principal/Head of government school, one clerk, one computer operator and peon/gardener would be allowed to be present in school, as per spokesperson. He also added that any person in administration who is ailing or pregnant would t be called on to perform duties since y belonged in  higher risk category of being exposed to contagion.

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decision to open administrative offices in all government schools of state has been taken to carry out administrative works in schools such as preparation of salary bills, ensuring delivery of library books to students, distribution of textbooks to students lying in buffer stock, maintenance and cleanliness of school premises.

Meanwhile, a 45-year-old man died of COVID-19 on Sunday, pushing death toll to 14 in state, whose infection count rose to 910. 23 fresh cases were reported in Haryana on Sunday, maximum 11 being from Gurgaon.  tests per million being conducted in Haryana is nearly 3,078. As of Sunday, Haryana's recovery rate is 61.75 per cent.

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(With ncy Inputs)