Delhi government officials had earlier said that a proposal to scrap nursery admissions is being considered as the schools have been closed since nine months due to COVID-19 and will remain closed till a vaccine is available, a whole year of online learning for small children seems unviable.
"The government has decided that schools will not reopen in Delhi till a vaccine is available. Even if they reopen, pre-primary students will be the last ones to start going to school. So, its unviable to enrol them for a year of online learning," an official had said last month.
"However, no final decision has been taken in this regard and any move will be planned in consultation with schools only," the official had added.
However, school principals were opposed to the idea.
Sisodia, who is also the Education minister of Delhi, reiterated that schools will not reopen till a vaccine is available for public.
Sisodia's comments come on a day schools reopened for class 10 and 12 students in view of preparation of board exams.
"We will wait for the vaccine to be made available to public at large and then a decision on reopening of schools for remaining classes will be taken," he said.
Schools have been closed since March last year in view of the coronavirus pandemic.