Cancelling Class 12 exams a big relief: Delhi CM Kejriwal

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ After Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Tuesday that Class 12 board exams will not take place this year for the CBSE and CISCE students, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who has been pushing for cancelling board exams, termed the decision “a big relief”.

After chairing a high-level meeting on Tuesday evening, PM Modi said: “Government of India has decided to cancel the Class XII CBSE Board Exams. After extensive consultations, we have taken a decision that is student-friendly, one that safeguards the health as well as future of our youth.”

Reacting to the development, Kejriwal wrote on Twitter: “I am glad that Class 12 exams have been cancelled. All of us were very worried about the health of our children. A big relief.”