Facing a financial crisis due to pandemic induced lockdown and the subsequent closing of coaching institutes, the coaching institutes association have urged the State Government to reopen the institutions.
Under the banner of Jharkhand Coaching Association, the members have demanded permission from the State Government to reopen coaching institutes. A press conference was held today attended by association patron Ajay Singh and president Sunil Jaiswal.
The members claimed that due to closure of coaching institutes, teachers, staff and others who are linked with coaching business are facing acute financial crisis and there is even a stake of their survival.
Jaiswal said, “We demand the state government to grant permission for reopening up of coaching centres as for last seven months coaching business has come to a standstill.”
The association members also claimed that they are going to follow all the corona guidelines set by the State government for opening up of institutions.
The members claimed that due to closure of coaching centre institutions, not only teachers, staff are financially hit but even those linked with the secondary sector such as lodges, auto rickshaws owners, hotels and others are hit.
The association members claimed that if the government delays in reopening coaching institutes they will be left with no other alternative but to shift their business to other states.
The association members also gave reference of other states such neighbouring Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Chhattisgarh Government which have taken a decision on reopening institutions.
The members said that Jharkhand government should take a decision on reopening coaching institutes as State Covid-19 recovery rate is better than many states. Jharkhand recovery rate is more than 91 per cent while the mortality rate is less than 0.85 per cent.
The member claimed that during lockdown coaching institutes are offering online classes so that students' study is not affected, but due to problems in network connection teaching is affected.
Even students are of opinion that government should take a decision on reopening coaching centres.
Ankit Sharma an engineering aspirant said, “The government is reopening all sectors such malls, restaurants, bazars and others as to why coaching centres should be left out. In students' interest the government should take a decision on reopening coaching centres too so that studies are not affected further.”