Due to
negative economic effects of the coronavirus lockdown, school in Maharashtra
will not hike the fee for the academic year 2020-21. Maharashtra education
department has directed schools not to hike the school fee for the new academic
year.
Maharashtra
School Education Minister, Varsha Gaikwad, on Twitter, said “action will be
taken against schools which increase school fee this year. She also added that
efforts are being made to reopen schools in the state from June 15.”
Schools have
also been directed not to demand the fee in one go from the parents. Parents
will be given the option to pay the fee for year 2019-20 and 2020-21 in monthly
or quarterly pay options. The government also directed the schools to provide
online fee payment option to the parents.
The order by
the government is applicable to all primary, middle, secondary and higher
secondary schools, irrespective of board.
Maharashtra
state board has also canceled the remaining class 10 papers and is expected to
announce class 10 and class 12 examination results by June 10.
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