In addition, one of the members of task force told NDTV that the state is yet to arrange infrastructure required to enforce COVID-19 safety protocols, like equipments for checking temperatures, soaps, and sanitisers at schools. Besides, school staff have also not been trained yet, he said.
Ruling out that there are any differences in opinion between the task force and the government, the state Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad reportedly said that a decision would be taken regarding the opening of schools after consultation with all stake holders.
The minister further said that the state intends to open schools as soon as possible at areas that have relatively low COVID infections, as cases of child labour, child marriages, and school dropouts were rampantly increasing. And children especially those at rural areas were affected because of the digital divide.
Citing a survey done by State Council of Educational Research she also said that 81 percent of parents want the schools to…