The Karnataka Public Instruction Commissioner has issued orders today to resume the Vidyagama continuous learning programme for Primary and High school children.<br />'' <br />''The Covid Technical Advisory group had advised against starting the regular schools and hence the Primary and Secondary Education department has decided to launch the Vidyagama programme.<br />'' <br />''Instead of regular classes with full attendance, the Vidyagama programme will be implemented with a revised format in Government, aided and unaided schools.<br />'' <br />''AIR correspondent reports, Vidyagama programme that was stopped earlier due to Covid threat will be resumed again from January 1st in a revised format.<br />'' <br />''Primary and Secondary Education Minister S Suresh Kumar has said that students will be divided into smaller groups of 15 to 20 considering the number of teachers and classrooms available in each school.<br />'' <br />''Students will be allowed to come to schools for half a day with parental consent.<br />'' <br />''In compliance with the Covid-19 guidelines, wearing a mask, sanitising hands frequently, and being subjected to thermal scanning will be followed at all schools.<br />'' <br />''Any student with fever, cough, cold and other symptoms of Covid-19 will not be allowed. <br />'' <br />''Timetables will be set with three classes of 45 minutes each.<br />'' <br />''As per the schedule released by the Department of Primary and Secondary Education, students of class 10 will have classes in the morning, students in classes 9 and 8 will have classes in the afternoon and the primary level classes are planned to be held on alternate days.<span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />