In order to provide relief to the parents amid coronavirus outbreak, the Maharashtra Education Department has issued guidelines to schools asking them not to hike fee for academic year 2020-2021.
The state education department also asked that schools should not force parents to pay remaining fee for academic year 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 in one go.
Maharashtra Education Department order reads, “there will be no hike in school fee for this academic year 2020-21. Parents should not be forced to pay the remaining fee of academic year 2019-20 and the fee for 2020-21 in one go, they must be given monthly/quarterly payment options.”
The department also asked the executive committee of the Parent Teachers Association to reduce fees if some resources remained unused amid lockdown.
In a government resolution issued on Friday, the state School Education Secretary, Vandana Krishna said, “We have received complaints from parents that some schools are forcing them to pay fees during the COVD-19 lockdown. Schools must not make it mandatory for parents to pay fees during the lockdown.”
She added that the school Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad earlier indicated that the Maharashtra government will soon issue a notice urging schools not to hike fees for the academic year beginning from June 2020 and this decision will provide great relief to parents as the pandemic has impacted earnings, led to a loss of employment and meant steep salary.
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