The West Bengal Government, on the 10th of September, announced to cancel the biweekly lockdown scheduled on the 12th of September.
Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal took to Twitter and said, “GoWB had initially announced a statewide lockdown on Sep 11th & 12th. Considering the NEET 2020 examination scheduled on 13th, we have received numerous requests from the student community on lifting lockdown norms on 12th, helping ease their travel to examination centres.”
In another tweet, Ms. Banerjee said, “Keeping their interest in mind, while keeping the statewide lockdown as it is on Sep 11th, it has been decided to cancel the lockdown on 12th, so that the students can attend the examination on 13th without any apprehensions or concerns. I wish them all the very best. (2/2.)”
From June, the West Bengal Government announced biweekly lockdowns as a preventive measure to control the spread of the Novel Coronavirus or COVID-19.
In September, there were two lockdowns observed till date. One was on the 7th of September and another one on the 11th of September, today.
Meanwhile, the Kolkata metro services would be allowed from the 13th of September, easing travel for the students appearing for NEET 2020.
The National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) for medical is scheduled to be held on the 13th of September.
As many as 16 lakh students are registered to appear for the exam across the Country.
Stay tuned for further updates.
