J&Ok authorities extends winter break for colleges as a consequence of extreme climate

The Jammu and Kashmir authorities has issued a discover extending winter holidays for colleges within the Valley and winter zone areas of the Jammu division as a consequence of inclement climate. The discover was shared by Minister of Faculty/Larger Training, Well being & Medical Training, and Social Welfare, Sakina Itoo. Colleges will now reopen on March 7, 2025, as a substitute of March 1, 2025.
The minister took to his official X (formally Twitter) profile and tweeted, ‘In response to the prevailing climate circumstances within the valley, colleges as much as greater secondary stage will no reopen on March 7, 2025’.

The official discover reads, ‘The winter holidays declared vide Authorities Order No. 521-JK( Edu) of 2024 dated 06.12.2024 for all authorities/ non-public colleges as much as greater secondary stage of Kashmir Division and winter zone(s) of Jammu Division are hereby prolonged as much as March 6, 2025. The colleges will now reopen on March 7, 2025, as a substitute of March 1, 2025.’
As per the data, for Lessons 5 to 12, the winter trip was from December 16, 2024 to February 28, 2025. And, the faculties had been scheduled to reopen on March 1, 2025.
College students, mother and father and guardians, are suggested to be in contact with their respective colleges for additional updates.