According to
the Department of Secondary Education, schools in UP cannot charge
transportation fees from the students during the lockdown period. Schools
across the nation have been closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus
breakout. The central government extended the lockdown in the nation until May
3, 2020.
Earlier, the
state had also directed the schools not to pressure the parents for depositing
fee in advance of their children.
All the
schools have been directed by the Secondary Education Principal Secretary
Aradhana Shukla not to charge transportation fees from the parents during the
lockdown. The orders were issued on the direction of Deputy Chief Minister Dr
Dinesh Sharma.
"The
Department of Secondary Education, Uttar Pradesh, has an issued an advisory
asking the schools to not charge transportation fees from the students during
the lock down period or until the schools are closed", Dr. Sharma tweeted.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath has directed all state
officials to start online classes in all the educational institutions. The
minister also said that classes will be conducted through WhatsApp groups.
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