Government Of Sindh Revokes 20% Fee Reduction In Schools
Sindh Government has announced that
schools will no longer provide 20% discount in fees. According to the Sindh
Emergency Relief Act, the Sindh Government had made it necessary for all
schools to provide a 20% discount in school fee. The concession order was
issued earlier this year on April 7, 2020. The discount was at first announced
for only three months, but later on it was extended for another three months to
help the parents in the COVID-19 situation. However, as things get back slowly
to normal conditions in Pakistan, the Government has taken back its decision of
20% fee waiver.
What Education Minister Says?
According to the Education
Minister of Sindh Saeed Ghani, the discount in fee was only to help the parents
amidst the COVID-19 sage. But as the condition is getting better economically
in Pakistan after ending the country-wide lockdown, parents now will have to
pay the complete fees once again. The minister also noted that some school
administrators are looking to charge the fee that was discounted in the
Lockdown times. He warned that strict action will be taken against those schools
who are charging extra fee to compensate their losses. Note that many schools
were closed in the time of countrywide lockdown by the Honorable courts for not
following the government orders.
Pay Complete Fees
Now that the Government has
abolished the 20% fee waiver policy, parents once again will have to pay the
complete fees. Private schools will charge whole fees from the month of October
2020. The notification of Sindh cabinet has notified all schools about this
decision. Parents all over Pakistan usually complain about the high fees of
private schools. The school administrators on the other hand want to raise the
fees to adjust their expenses. This new policy of Government to end the fee
discount in Sindh schools will prove to be a good news for School owners. But parents
are certainly not happy with the decision. Keeping the financial situation and
loss of jobs after the COVID-19, it is expected that parents will protest
against the decision of the government.
