NCOC to give winter vacations in January instead of December

The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has decided to shift the annual winter vacations for education institutions from December to January, reports Geo News.

The decision was made in a meeting held on Tuesday, which was attended by all the education ministers who backed and agreed to the proposal.

According to the NCOC, the vaccination process will continue in educational institutions. However, the institutions will remain closed in areas where heavy snowfall occurs.

On the contrary, Sindh has already announced winter vacations for educational institutions from December 20, 2021 to January 3, 2022.

Prior to this development, Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood on Tuesday said that as per the “agreed proposal”, winter vacations should be announced from December 25 to January 4.

However, he added that further notifications will be issued from the concerned governments.

Federal and provincial secretaries met today. The agreed proposal was that winter holidays should be from Dec 25 to Jan 4. Further notifications will be from the concerned governments

— Shafqat Mahmood (@Shafqat_Mahmood) December 14, 2021