The Chandigarh Administration has directed the private schools not to strike off the name of any student whose parents fail to deposit the fee in time due to financial hardships amid Covid-19 lockdown.
Allowing the private schools to collect tuition fee on monthly basis, the Administration has directed the schools that if any parent is not in a position to deposit the fee in time even then the name of the student will not be struck off and online teaching will also not be stopped.
In an order issued, the Administration allowed the private schools to collect tuition fees on monthly basis and parents can deposit fees of April and May till May 31 without any late fee. The monthly fee from June onwards can be deposited by 15th of the month. There are around 77 recognized private un-aided schools in the city.