WB Minister tells private schools not to hike fees amid Covid 19 situation

kolkata: west bengal education minister partha chatterjee on saturday asked private schools not to effect any fee hike amid the covid-19 scenario.    "the state government has been telling schools not to hike fees and impose charges under different heads. please remember it is an official directive. the chief minister had also made a plea regarding this, don't disregard that," chatterjee said.    parents staged protests against a rise in tuition fees in front of a school in ranikuthi area in the morning. similar demonstrations have been taking place before private schools in lake gardens, belgharia and dum dum over the past two-three days.    opposition parties in the state, including the bjp and cpi(m), too, had urged the state government to ensure that private schools do not increase fees during the year.