Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, June 27: Private Schools’ Association of J&K (PSAJK) today said that it will provide 100 per cent fee waiver to the students of the families that had zero income during the period of lockdown imposed amid COVID-19 pandemic.
The move has come after the association held deliberations with Parents Association of Privately Administered Schools (PAPAS), trade bodies and representatives of tourism, transporters and other sectors.
The fee waiver decision has come keeping in view the families whose income has been severely impacted during the period.
Giving details of the waiver scheme, the President of the Association, G N Var said that those families who had zero income during this period will be given up to 100 per cent fee waiver.
“However the students whose parents are government employees, traders in medicine, grocery or doing such jobs which ensured direct or indirect income will have to pay the full fee,” he said.
The Association had classified the private schools in two groups based on the fee slab of Rs 800 per month.
“Schools with fee slab of Rs 800 or lower per month will give up to 50 per cent discount to deserving students and the schools where fee is above Rs 800 will provide up to 100 per cent fee waiver to deserving students,” he said.
All the students whose parents fall in the category of such low or no income category should submit an application for fee waiver with their respective schools or at PSAJK office by or before 07 July 2020.
“No application will be entertained after the said date and the applications will be cleared in expedited mode after verification.”
The Association said that to ensure that the benefit reaches to each and every deserving student; every case will be approved after proper verification by concerned school management and a team of PSAJK.
The press conference was addressed by G N Var President PSAJK, Sheikh Ashiq, President KCCI and Asma Goni Convener PAPAS, and representatives of Kashmir Traders & Manufacturers Association, Kashmir House Boat Owners Association, Kashmir Transport Welfare Association, All Kashmir Auto Rikshaw Association, Kashmir Tourist Taxi/Maxi Cab Transporters Federation and others were also present.
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