In Jharkhand, No Classes For Junior Sections For Almost 2 Years Now
Like many other states, Jharkhand has reopened schools for senior classes, but junior and middle sections have remained shut for almost two years now because of the Covid pandemic. For a state with a large number of impoverished areas, many of them Naxal-affected, this has meant a significant amount of backlog in the education of children, especially those who go to primary and junior classes. Teachers and parents both feel that there is a generation of children that's lapsing into illiteracy.
