Metro train services may be allowed in the 'Unlock 4'  phase beginning september 1, but schools and colleges are unlikely to reopen anytime soon, officials said on monday.

Bars, which are so far not allowed to reopen, may be permitted to sell liquor over the counter for take away.

Metro rail services may be allowed from September 1 when the 'unlock 4' phase in the graded reopening from the coronavirus induced lockdown begins, but schools and colleges will not reopen immediately, an official said.

Metro services were suspended in late March to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, which has infected more than 31 lakh people in the country so far.

Though the steps have been taken to unlock there is no confirmed date for reopening the schools. With the increasing number of recovered cases, many organisations have started functioning with a limited number of staff members. Now, parents, students and teachers are curiosly waiting to resume the normal schedule. They have a common question "when does the school reopen in india".

Many states like delhi, haryana and karnataka are in support of the decision of reopening schools and colleges from unlock 4 i.e. from begining of september.