Varanasi school waives off fees of 500 students for 3 months

Most government - run schools across the country have already told private schools to stop collecting fees .

Most government - run schools across the country have already told private schools to stop collecting fees .The principal of Varanasi’s Pushpa City Pride School decided to waive off fees for all students for three months, in view of the novel coronavirus outbreak in the country.

As all schools across the country continue to be shut due to the coronavirus lockdown, the issue of paying school fees remains a bone of contention in states that have not officially decreed against the same. Several people are facing pay cuts and losing jobs due to the lockdown that has crippled the economy, and it may become increasingly difficult for them to pay the school fees of their children.the school’s principal after consultation decided to waive off fees for the months of April, May, and June .

Update : Notably, most government-run schools across the country, including in states have already told private schools to stop collecting fees, or take only tuition fees from parents in case they are conducting classes online .

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