COVID-19: UP government directs schools to waive off transportation fee amid lockdown

The Uttar Pradesh government directed schools located within the state not to charge transportation fees from students during the lockdown period.

The Uttar Pradesh government directed schools located within the state not to charge transportation fees from students during the lockdown period. Amid closed schools, postponed exams and delayed results, the education system around the globe is ruptured due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. The rapid spread of the deadly virus led to a complete shutdown in the nation creating severe health and economic crisis. In the midst of the cash crunch and loss of job opportunities that the lockdown has created, the state government is trying to assist students and their parents in regards to the payment of school fees by directing the academic institution to give some relief to the fee payers during the lockdown.

According to the reports, the state government said Secondary Education Principal Secretary Aradhana Shukla directed all district magistrates and the Director, Secondary Education, to ensure no school charge transportation fee from their students for the lockdown period.

The order was issued on the directions of the State’s Deputy Chief Minister, Dinesh Sharma, who also holds the portfolio of Secondary Education and Higher Education.

The UP government asked the schools not to charge transportation fees as it does not make sense. The schools are shut, students are studying from home through various e-learning platforms and social media applications. When students are not availing any transport, charging transportation fees is absurd.

Meanwhile, various state governments and the central government asked the schools to waive off school fees amid the extended lockdown in order to control the spread of the novel coronavirus. Schools are also being directed against the fees hike.

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