Tamil Nadu government has announced a holiday for all government schools, colleges, and offices for November 13, 2023. The decision has been taken considering the benefit of government staff and students on Diwali which is celebrated on November 12 this year.
According to the official notice, the government has declared a holiday for one day on November 13, considering the welfare of students, parents, teachers, and other government staff who will be returning home from their native places after celebrating Diwali.
It should be noted that all government offices, public sector undertakings, schools, and colleges will remain closed on November 13, 2023. Further, the notice reads, 'November 18 will be a working day to compensate for the Diwali holiday announced.'
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In other news, schools in the northern region of the country including National Captial will remain closed due to air pollution. Delhi Schools have been asked to close till November 10. All the schools in Delhi have been shifted to the online mode except for classes 10 and 12.
On the other side, the Gurugram administration closed primary schools from November 7 as the AQI remains severe in the district. The district administration has given the option to conduct online classes for primary schools.
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