The Delhi Government instructs all schools in the national capital region to maintain a minimum of 220 working days in an academic year for upper primary classes.
“All the head of schools are directed to adhere to the provision laid down in the Right to Education Act (RTE) in respect of mandatory 220 working days in an academic year for upper primary classes,” the Directorate of Education said in a communication to school principals.
“It is the responsibility of the respective school managements to ensure that the schools under their control must observe the minimum working days and holidays in the academic calendar are approved beforehand,” it added. The school heads have also been asked to furnish an undertaking to the education department that the directive will be complied with.
The School heads have been told to furnish an undertaking to the education department in regard with following the instructions.