AMARAVATI : Schools in Andhra Pradesh would be re-opened for the 2020-21 academic year on November 2, Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy announced here on Tuesday. "We wanted to open the schools on October 5, but in view of the prevailing situation, we have now decided to re-open them on November 2," the Chief Minister told district Collectors during a video conference.Schools remained shut due to the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic in the current academic year.
The state government initially announced September 5 as the re-opening day and later deferred it to October 5. Though the Centre is yet to issue fresh guidelines on opening the schools fully, the Chief Minister set November 2 as the date.The Chief Minister said the 'Jagannanna Vidya.