With temperatures soaring across the State, the School Education department will operate schools for half a day from March 16 to April 23.
The schools will function from 8 am to 12.30 pm and this timing is applicable to all schools irrespective of their management. Government and local body schools will serve the mid-day meals to
students around 12.30 pm and later they will be sent home.
Schools designated as centres for the SSC Public Examinations will operate from 1 pm to 5 pm as the examinations will be conducted in the morning session. In such government schools with Class X exam centres, the mid-day meal will be served first, followed by the classes.