Boards cancelled, refund exam fees: SBS

Yavatmal: As Maharashtra State Board of Secondary & Higher Secondary Education has cancelled SSC exams in view of the Covid pandemic, parents and teachers organization in the district has demanded refund of the fees collected by the board.
According to district president of Shikshak Bharati Sanghatana (SBS) Sahebrao Pawar, the board had collected Rs415 per student towards SSC exam fees a few months ago. However, owing to the increasing Covid cases, the government decided to cancel class X board exam this year and instead promote all students to Std XI.
Pawar cited financial crisis faced by several parents, many of whom have lost livelihood because of prolonged Covid lockdowns, and urged the board to refund the fees along with interest thereon immediately.
He also demanded that the state government and the board come out with clear guidelines for admission to the next academic session.
“If no action is taken on the demands, SBS would file a public interest litigation before the high court with a plea for direction to the government/board to refund the exam fees,” said Pawar.