The Puducherry government has declared a holiday for schools from March 16 to 26 due to the H3N2 flu.

Puducherry: The Puducherry government on Wednesday declared holiday for all schools up to Class 8 from March 16 to March 26 due to the spread of H3N2 flu virus in the Union Territory.

The order will be in force for schools in all the four districts of Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam in the Union Territory due to the spread of the flu virus, especially among children.

Addressing the Assembly at zero hour, Home and Education Minister A Nammasivayam said that due to the spread of flu, especially among children, the government has decided to declare all schools, including private institutions and government-aided schools from primary, as holiday. to the 8th grade.

The UT health department on March 11 reported 79 cases of the H3N2 virus subtype in Puducherry till March 4.

Meanwhile, Agriculture Minister S Jeakumar said that the territorial administration has introduced a Government Order (GO) which provides for reservation in Group B candidates in the recruitment of non-gazetted posts in government departments. He told the House that a GO was issued in this regard after the decision of the UT Cabinet.

Earlier, all members belonging to the opposition DMK and Congress walked out of the House protesting the introduction of prepaid meters for electricity consumption in the Union Territory. DMK Leader of Opposition R Siva, who led the march of members, said installation of such electricity meters was “anti-people” and had created chaos among electricity consumers. The head of DMK demanded to remove the prepaid billing system.

The protesting legislators disagreed with Minister A Namassivayam, who also holds the electricity portfolio, on the introduction of pre-paid power consumption meters to prevent power theft and pilferage.

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