<p>All Delhi government schools will remain closed on December 3 in view of preparations for the municipal elections, the Directorate of Education said on Friday.</p>.<p>Polling for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections will be held on December 4.</p>.<p>"All heads of government schools of Directorate of Education are hereby informed that December 3 (Saturday) is to be declared a holiday in schools on account of polling preparations of Delhi MCD elections 2022," the Directorate of Education (DoE) said in a circular.</p>.<p>"The heads of schools are directed to disseminate this information among students, staff members, SMC members and parents," it said.</p>.<p>All MCD schools will also remain closed on December 3 and December 5.</p>.<p>In a notice, the MCD said, keeping in view the long hours of duty, the day after the polling day is also to be treated as "period on election duty".</p>.<p>With almost 90 per cent of school staff deployed for election duty, heads of all MCD schools are hereby directed to close schools for students on December 5, it said.</p>.<p>However, the available teachers will conduct online classes on December 5, according to the notice and a senior MCD official.</p>.<p>According to the State Election Commission, 13,638 polling stations have been set up across Delhi for the civic elections.</p>
<p>All Delhi government schools will remain closed on December 3 in view of preparations for the municipal elections, the Directorate of Education said on Friday.</p>.<p>Polling for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections will be held on December 4.</p>.<p>"All heads of government schools of Directorate of Education are hereby informed that December 3 (Saturday) is to be declared a holiday in schools on account of polling preparations of Delhi MCD elections 2022," the Directorate of Education (DoE) said in a circular.</p>.<p>"The heads of schools are directed to disseminate this information among students, staff members, SMC members and parents," it said.</p>.<p>All MCD schools will also remain closed on December 3 and December 5.</p>.<p>In a notice, the MCD said, keeping in view the long hours of duty, the day after the polling day is also to be treated as "period on election duty".</p>.<p>With almost 90 per cent of school staff deployed for election duty, heads of all MCD schools are hereby directed to close schools for students on December 5, it said.</p>.<p>However, the available teachers will conduct online classes on December 5, according to the notice and a senior MCD official.</p>.<p>According to the State Election Commission, 13,638 polling stations have been set up across Delhi for the civic elections.</p>