Private Schools in Karnataka are at verge of shut down due to financial crisis
By Lokmat English Desk | Published: December 6, 2020 06:41 PM2020-12-06T18:41:08+5:302020-12-06T18:41:08+5:30
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Karnataka private schools are facing a financial crunch due to non-payment of fees during this pandemic.
Many private schools in the state are on the verge of shutting down. Over 60 percent of parents with their children in budget schools have not paid fees, said Shashi Kumar, President Pvt Schools Association.
The government has not extended any support in this regard, Around round 18,000 schools out of 20,000 private schools in the state are budget schools that depend on monthly fees, said Shashi Kumar.
With no payment of fees, these schools are unable to continue with their classes and also pay the minimum salary of their teachers.
The President said, “Teachers are doing their best for online classes but we're unable to pay them minimum salary.”
Karnataka schools have been closed down since March 2020 due to the pandemic followed by the lockdown. The state government has decided to not reopen schools till December 31, 2020.
Schools would reopen after reviewing the situation in the last week of December on the subsequent reopening dates for schools.
Many states have also extended school closing dates till December 31 keeping the pandemic and the increasing number of cases under consideration.
Meanwhile, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Monday launched the Karnataka Learning Management System (LMS), an initiative that would benefit nearly 4.5 lakh students and 24,000 teachers to make an impact on their learning and teaching, respectively.
The newly launched management system is implemented at an estimated cost of Rs 34.14 crore in two ways - LMS-based digital learning and establishing 2500 ICT enabled classes.