Winter vacations for primary schools in Delhi extends till January 12 In light of the prevailing cold wave conditions in Delhi, the winter vacation for primary school students up to grade five has been extended until January 12, as announced by Delhi Education Minister Atishi on Sunday. Originally, schools were scheduled to resume on Monday following the winter break. Atishi stated on ‘X’ that “Schools in Delhi will remain closed for the next five days due to the prevailing cold weather conditions, for students from Nursery to Class five.” The DoE further outlined that on January 13 and January 14, which are the second Saturday and Sunday respectively, students of primary classes will resume physical classes on January 15. It was emphasised that schools for other classes (6 to 12) will reopen on Monday, but considering the weather conditions, no school will commence before 8 am and classes will not extend beyond 5 pm, as per the circular. With Delhi experiencing a cold wave, the India Meteorological Department has forecasted dense fog, light rainfall and a drop in temperature over the next few days. With inputs from PTI.
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Logistics, good or bad, are driven by the states and the commerce ministry has a LEADS (Logistics Ease Across Different States) report, based on perceptions. The 2023 version was released in December. Since states are heterogenous, in the reporting, they are divided into four groups—coastal, landlocked, north-east, and UTs. States that do well are called achievers. Nomenclature matters. Thus, states that are middling aren’t called average. They are called fast movers. States that are sub-par are called aspirers. Let me highlight coastal states, since 75% of export cargo is estimated to originate from them. Among coastal states, ones that do well are Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu. The ones that lag are Goa, Odisha, and West Bengal. While India’s logistics performance may have improved over time, that’s not true of every state. Some have slipped. Most states have a state-level logistics policy, including Goa and Odisha. West Bengal, bottom of the pecking order in the coastal category, doesn’t have one. To quote from LEADS 2023, “Looking ahead, the State (West Bengal) could benefit from formulating a State Logistics Master Plan and State Logistics Policy to drive efficiency improvements and facilitate investments within the logistics sector and undertake consultation with the logistics stakeholders for educating and informing them about the initiatives State is undertaking for the development and improvement of logistics sector.”
Logistics has been talked about for a long time and India has also focused on improving performance. We are now getting some precise data on measurement and quantification. That helps.
Bibek Debroy, chairman, EAC-PM. Views are personal.
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