Maha: Teachers, board exam moderators can travel amid lockdown

Maharashtra government on Tuesday anunced that teachers, moderators and officials involved in assessment of Class 10 and 12 exam papers will be allowed to travel for official work during COVID-19 lockdown. In a government resolution, school education and sports ministry said teachers, moderators, contractors hired for transporting exam papers and officials involved in related works will be allowed to travel during lockdown with prior permission.

ditional chief secretary Vandana Krishna also stated in GR that officials of state education board will be allowed to conduct investigations at exam centres where complaints of violations h been reported. move would help around 15 lakh students who appeared for Class 10 and 12 examinations, results of which will be anunced by June 10.