The Chandigarh Administration on Friday decided to waive off annual and monthly funds of class 9th and 10th students studying in government schools for the first six months of academic session 2020-21 i.e. from April to September-2020 as one time measure.
Around 24500 students of class 9th and 10th studying in government schools will be benefited from this decision, said an official spokesman. Due to the decision, the UT Education Department will bear an expenditure of Rs 1.70 crore, the spokesman said.He said that in view of present situation due to Covid and the economical background of the parents of students studying in Government schools of Chandigarh, the Education Dept has decided to waive off annual and monthly funds of class 9th and 10th students from April to September-2020.