Overview
- Delhi’s Directorate of Education confirmed all schools will stay shut through January 15 because of persistent cold, fog and poor air quality.
- Punjab extended holidays statewide to January 13, and Chandigarh aligned its schools to the same date based on local meteorological assessments.
- Uttar Pradesh districts announced targeted measures: Gautam Buddh Nagar, Ghaziabad and Lucknow closed schools up to Class 8 through January 10 with later start times for higher classes, while Agra shut schools up to Class 12 until January 12.
- Ranchi ordered all schools from KG to Class 12 closed until January 10 following an IMD yellow alert for cold wave conditions across 13 Jharkhand districts.
- Pakistan’s Punjab education minister rejected rumours of an extension and said schools and colleges will reopen on January 12, as Indian authorities elsewhere advise families to monitor official updates in case orders change.