It was in 1995 that a similar vacation during Navratri was announced, only to be withdrawn in the following year citing loss of academic days.
Education minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama when contacted said, “The decision was taken two months back after consultation with the leading education institutions.
To compensate the loss of academic days due to Navratri vacation, we will reduce Diwali vacation to two weeks instead of present three weeks.”
A formal circular will be issued to the educational institutes under state jurisdiction soon.
However, this result in shorter Diwali vacation which will be for two weeks instead of three, to prevent loss of days in the academic calendar.
Minister of state for education, Vibhavari Dave said, “Government felt Navratri is the ‘cultural identity’ of Gujarat and that youth and children should be given opportunity to participate in the festival without worrying of their attendance in schools and colleges.
The State Education department on Saturday announced Navratri holidays for the first time in schools. The government had announced Navratri holidays last month for only colleges and universities.
State Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama said, “It has been our experience that during Navratri, the attendance is reported to be very low. So, it was decided that instead of forcing students to come to schools and colleges after playing Garba till wee hours, they should be allowed to take offs.”
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