Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Apr 16: Private Schools Association of Jammu and Kashmir (PSAJK) today appealed to the parents whose wards are studying in various private educational institutes to pay the school fee as most of the schools are on the verge of closure due to the financial crunch.
The Association said that the fee paid by a student is the only source of income for a school and if that income won’t come on time then it creates a survival issue for the educational institute itself.
“As of now the physical classes in the schools are closed but every school is trying its best to compensate the loss by way of conducting online classes. Teachers have to do twice as much work to conduct these online classes,” said G N Var president of PSAJK.
“When the same teacher can’t be paid on time how can we expect him or her to teach the students? We know that online classes are no match to physical classes but still, it provides something to rely on,” he said.
The Association said that there are recurrent costs for school but the income is either stagnant or has drastically gone down.
Lamenting on the role of Government in saving the educations sector, the Association said that there seems to be no roadmap before the Government in this regard
The Association said that despite promises there has been no relaxation for schools with regards to official paperwork.
“There was the promise of a grant of extension of registration and other NOCs but in reality, every day schools are being forced to get the certificates regarding affiliation, registration etc. Penalties are being levied on us. There is no relaxation in taxation too,” PSAJK said.
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