Private schools cannot demand fees during lockdown, insists Tamil Nadu government
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department said that the government has been receiving complaints from parents that private schools have demanded various fees during the lockdown
Published: 21st April 2020 02:59 PM | Last Updated: 21st April 2020 02:59 PM | A+A A-
Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami
CHENNAI: Private schools cannot compel parents to pay fees for the academic year 2020-21 or demand the pending fees for 2019-20 or levy any penalty for delay, the state government reiterated on Tuesday.
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department, in an order on Tuesday, said that the government has been receiving complaints from parents that private schools have demanded various fees during the lockdown period.
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Many parents have lost their livelihood and are unable to go to work during the lock down. However, in order to pay taxes, schools have been pressurising parents for fees.
State government officials had already announced on multiple occasions that schools should not compel or threaten parents to paying fees during the crisis.
