Even as the state education department is struggling to bring about clarity on the Ganesh festival holidays, schools are already worried that they might have to forego some holidays from the Diwali and Christmas vacations; many are worried about over-shooting the compulsion of 200-220 working days in an academic year.

At present, the office of the deputy director of school education has requested authorities in the state education department to decide on whether schools should declare a mini-break of five days for Ganesh Chaturthi; they are also insisting that schools will have to declare holidays keeping in mind the framework as laid down by the Right to Education (RTE) Act.