Ahmedabad: BAOU to exempt Covid-orphaned students from paying fees

AHMEDABAD: Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University (BAOU) has decided to exempt fees for students who have lost their parents in the Covid-19 pandemic.
The university has also decided to exempt women who have lost an earning member of the family from paying college fees, the university announced in a recent notification.
This is the first time such a decision has been taken by Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University.
The university registrar, Bhavin Trivedi, said that every year around 70,000 students get enrolled in Ambedkar Open University.
“In the last week of May this process will be carried out when these two new rules will be implemented for the eligible candidates,” he said.
Taking a leaf from Madhya Pradesh, the Gujarat government recently announced a monthly assistance of Rs 4,000 for children who have been orphaned in the Covid-19 pandemic. The financial assistance will continue till the child is 18 years old. Earlier this month, the state’s core committee had made the announcement at a meeting chaired by chief minister Vijay Rupani.