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MHRD extends 'Good Governance Day' essay competition till December 26

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Hours after receiving a directive from the Delhi high court, the ministry of human resources and development (MHRD) has issued a revised circular on Wednesday night extending the deadline for the online essay competition for CBSE schools on 'Good Governance Day' till December 26.

The revised circular put up on the MHRD website states: "In compliance with the instruction of honourable Delhi high court, the online essay competition on Good Governance Day being held on December 25 as a part of CBSE expression series will now be extended up to December 26 as well."

The web link for the competition will be open from 9am to 5pm on both the days, reads the revised circular which is also put up on the CBSE website.

December 25, celebrated as Christmas all over the world, is being observed as Good Governance Day by the BJP government at the Centre.

Two weeks back, MHRD had issued a circular to Navodaya Vidyalayas and other CBSE schools to conduct the essay competition and various activities on Good Governance Day on December 25 which implied presence of children in schools cancelling the holiday. After wide criticism, the MHRD clarified that only online essay competition is planned and that too is voluntary.

Following the controversy, PB Prince Gajendra Babu had approached Delhi high court seeking directions to withdraw the circular instructing the educational institutions to celebrate Good Governance Day on December 25 in its entirety.

Replying to the plea, the Centre informed the Delhi high court on Wednesday that entries to online essay competition, to mark Good Governance Day for schools affiliated to CBSE will be accepted on December 25 and 26.
The court then directed the Centre to notify the change on Wednesday itself through a press note and wide publicity.

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