Fake News: Government not to provide Rs 11,000 to students to pay school fees

A social media post, claiming that the Central Government will be providing Rs 11,000 to students for payment of their school fees amid the ongoing pandemic situation is going viral all over the internet.

Fake News Alert: A social media post, claiming that the Central Government will be providing Rs 11,000 to students for payment of their school fees amid the ongoing pandemic situation is going viral all over the internet. According to the media reports, the post states that a decision is taken by the Central Government according to which as many students are unable to pay their school and college fees due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the government has decided to pay their fees by giving them Rs 11,000.

Informing the students about the fake news, the Government of India's Press Information Bureau said on social media portal that the claim is fake. “A Website is claiming that due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Central Government is providing Rs 11,000 to students of all schools and colleges to pay their fees,” PIB said on social media. The official bureau further added, “This website is fake. No such announcement has been made by the Central Government.”

Due to the imposition of the nationwide lockdown in the wake of the ongoing pandemic situation, the academic institutions had to close schools and colleges campus and shift to online classes. There have been long debates between parents and school authorities on the payment of school fees in the absence of offline lectures. While various state governments prohibited schools from announcing any annual hike in the school fees, no state government or the central government took any decision to pay fees on student's behalf. 

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