Overview
- Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains ordered all government, aided, recognised and private schools to remain closed until January 13, with reopening on January 14.
- Delhi and Haryana are on scheduled winter breaks from January 1 to 15, keeping schools closed during that period per official calendars.
- In Uttar Pradesh, Noida and Ghaziabad have shut schools up to Class 8 through January 10, Varanasi ordered closures for January 7–9, and Lucknow extended holidays to January 8; News18 reported the chief minister directed statewide holidays for Classes 1–8 until January 15 pending review.
- Jharkhand has suspended classes from Nursery to Class 12 statewide through January 8 under an official notification.
- Assam districts issued tailored measures, including full closures in Dima Hasao (Jan 8–17) and Dhubri (Jan 7–10, with exam exemptions) and revised timings in Kamrup Metropolitan and Hojai.