Himachal changes vacation schedule for Government Schools

Shimla: Faced with varied climatic zones that range from minus 30 degree Celsius temperatures in winter in places like Lahaul and Spiti to sizzling summer temperatures of over 40 degree Celsius in Una district, the Himachal Pradesh education department has come out with a new vacation schedule for government schools that will come into force from the 2014-15 academic session.

In all there are to be a total of 52 vacation days in an academic year for both winter and summer closing schools except Kinnaur, Pangi and Bharmour, where schools will remain closed for 62 days.

This new schedule of vacations has been divided into three phases i.e. winter break, monsoon break and festive break.

For winter closing schools new academic session will start from March 1^st and will end on February 28. For these schools, other than those located in Kullu and Lahaul Spiti. winter break will remain from 1^st January to 5^th February, the festive break of 6-days will start two days before Diwali and monsoon break of 10 days will be from 21^{st –} 30^th July.

For summer closing schools other than Kullu and Lahaul Spiti winter break will be form 7^th Jan to 16^th Jan, festive break of 6 days will be during Diwali and monsoon break will be from 25^th June to 30^th July for 36 days.

In Kullu district schools will remain closed from 1^st Jan to 24^th Jan in winters and 22^nd July to 10^th August during monsoon and 6 days during Dussehra.

In Lahual and Spiti schools will remain closed during summer from 17^th July to 27^th August and festive break of 10 days will start from one day before Dusshera onwards. No winter break for Lahual and Spiti.

Schools of Kinnaur, Pangi and Bharmour will remain closed during winter from 1^st Jan to 26^th Feb and monsoon break of 5 days will start from the first Monday of August.  These three places won’t have any festival break.

Nidhi Sanjta