No hike in school fees for upcoming academic session: UP Govt
India TodayThe Uttar Pradesh government has banned any increase in school fees across all the boards for the upcoming academic session owing to the coronavirus pandemic situation, Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma said on Thursday. Directive given by UP Government schools The Deputy CM said schools can take fees in accordance with the arrangements they had for the 2019-20 session as the fees were not hiked last year also due to a similar situation during the first wave. “Those who have taken hiked fees in this academic session should adjust it in future and also no transportation fees should be charged for the days that the schools are closed,” he ordered. Facility for Covid-19 suffering people “If the parents of a student are suffering from Covid-19, their current month's fees could be adjusted in the next month's fees on their written request,” Sharma said.