Chhattisgarh CM orders private schools to halt fee deposition from parents

April 2, 2020

Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel has instructed all private schools to stop pressurizing parents to deposit fees of the students during the lockdown imposed to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

"Many private schools are sending messages to students' parents to deposit school fees. It is not appropriate to pressurize them for fees at such times. All schools have been instructed to postpone the recovery of fees during coronavirus lockdown in Chhattisgarh," Baghel's tweet on Wednesday read.

This is not the first step taken by the Chhattisgarh chief minister, as taking preemptive steps, Baghel had in March issued an order to Director of Public Education that would ensure general promotion to the students of the state studying from Class 1 to 9 and Class 11 in the academic session 2019-20.