Patna | Jagran Education Desk: The Bihar Education Department on Wednesday announced that all students from class 1 to 9 and of class 11 will be promoted to the next class in wake of the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
"In wake of coronavirus outbreak, all students from Class 1 to 9 and 11 to be promoted to next class," said the Bihar Education Department, as quoted by news agency ANI.
The decision has been taken amid the nationwide lockdown that has been done to control the spread of the novel coronavirus in the control.
Earlier the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) had also announced that it has decided to promote all students of classes 1 to 8 in the country to the next class due to the lockdown.
"In view of the current situation due to COVID19, I have advised CBSE to promote ALL students studying in classes I-VIII to the next class or grade," Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank had said in a series of tweets.
The novel coronavirus has affected 38 people in Bihar so far, said Bihar Health Department Principal Secretary Sanjay Kumar.
"COVID19 cases surge to 38 in Bihar, with four more people testing positive yesterday in Siwan and Begusarai (two in each district). Their travel history is being ascertained," he said earlier in the day.
In wake of the coronavirus crisis, the Bihar cabinet on Wednesday also approved a proposal to slash the salaries of all members of the states bicameral legislature by 15 per cent for one year and divert the money towards the corona eradication fund set up by the state government.
A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, in which all ministers took part via video conferencing.
(With agency inputs)
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