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Lockdown exemptions for board exams, States to arrange buses: Amit Shah

Lockdown exemptions for board exams, States to arrange buses: Amit Shah

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Class 10 and 12 board exams have been granted exemption from lockdown measures and these can be conducted, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday, adding that special buses for students will be arranged by the respective state governments.

“Taking into consideration academic interest of large number of students, it has been decided to grant exemption from lockdown measures to conduct Board examinations for Classes 10 and 12,” Amit Shah tweeted.

The Home Minister said some conditions – such as social distancing, the use of hand sanitisers and the wearing of face masks – would be made mandatory. States will be required to arrange special buses to take students to and from exam centres, he said.

Mr. Shah attached a letter from Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla to his state counterparts, in which it was also said thermal screening was compulsory at all exam centres and that exam schedules would have to be staggered.

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