{"id":9984,"date":"2026-04-28T22:18:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T16:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/govt-authorises-collectors-to-declare-school-holidays-amid-heatwave-jaipur-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T22:18:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T16:48:59","slug":"govt-authorises-collectors-to-declare-school-holidays-amid-heatwave-jaipur-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/govt-authorises-collectors-to-declare-school-holidays-amid-heatwave-jaipur-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Govt authorises collectors to declare school holidays amid heatwave | Jaipur News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130585697,imgsize-23342,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72\/img__dsc5004_2_1_3pka87i7jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Govt authorises collectors to declare school holidays amid heatwave\" title=\"Schools have been instructed to have ring a \u201cwater bell\u201d at regular intervals to ensure short breaks for drinking water and restroom use amid rising temperatures\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Schools have been instructed to have ring a \u201cwater bell\u201d at regular intervals to ensure short breaks for drinking water and restroom use amid rising temperatures\">Schools have been instructed to have ring a \u201cwater bell\u201d at regular intervals to ensure short breaks for drinking water and restroom use amid rising temperatures<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Jaipur: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rajasthan\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Rajasthan<\/a> collectors can now declare school holidays or change timings based on local weather forecasts as extreme heatwave conditions continue across the state.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>Many districts have already shifted school hours, holding classes only until noon as temperatures rise.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>In an order issued Monday, Director Education Sitaram Jat said, \u201cIn light of the potential onset of severe heat conditions in the state in the coming days, you are hereby authorised to declare changes in operational timings or grant holidays \u2014 commensurate with local conditions \u2014 for all govt and private schools functioning within your district, prior to the commencement of the scheduled summer vacation (from May 16).<!-- -->\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>The order says any changes in timings or holidays will apply only to students.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Teachers have demanded holidays from May 7 to June 20, in line with Kendriya Vidyalayas, citing student safety and the need to avoid loss of academic days.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>The education department has directed all govt and private schools to ensure fans and adequate shade for ventilation, and to provide clean, cool drinking water. Schools have also been told to ring a \u201cwater bell\u201d at regular intervals to ensure short breaks for drinking water and restroom use.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Schools must keep first-aid kits with essential medicines and ORS to provide primary treatment and protection against severe heat, vomiting, indigestion, anxiety and fever.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Outdoor sports training, physical education sessions, activities and camps in the open have been barred during the summer season.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>For commuting, schools have been told not to transport children in vehicles that are open or directly exposed to sunlight, and to instruct drivers to carry first-aid kits with ORS packs.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/jaipur\/govt-authorises-collectors-to-declare-school-holidays-amid-heatwave\/articleshow\/130585700.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Schools have been instructed to have ring a \u201cwater bell\u201d at regular intervals to ensure short breaks for drinking water and restroom use amid rising temperatures Jaipur: Rajasthan collectors can now declare school holidays or change timings based on local weather forecasts as extreme heatwave conditions continue across the state.Many districts have already shifted school [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9985,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[299],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-9984","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-latest-news"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9984"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9984\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}