Will open schools on May 1: Owners

Tribune News Service

Hisar, April 19

Private school owners today protested outside the office of the Board of School Education Haryana (BSEH) in Bhiwani, demanding reopening of schools. They said they would reopen schools on May 1 even if the state government did not fulfil their demand by then.

Schools seek stimulus package

Ambala: The Integrated Private Schools Welfare Association has requested the state government to reopen private schools and demanded a stimulus package. It submitted a memorandum of demands to Ambala City MLA Aseem Goel for CM Manohar Lal Khattar. “If a stimulus package is not announced soon, the maximum non-performing assets will be from the education sector,” the association said. TNS

They said private schools were still facing a financial crunch because of the Covid-induced lockdown last year. The decision to keep schools closed this year as well would spell more trouble not only for students, but also for the staff.

The school owners handed over a memorandum of their demands to BSEH chairman Jagbir Singh.

Haryana Private School Association president Ram Avtar Sharma said, “The government has closed schools till April 30. The next day, the admission process will be started.”

“The government should open schools in two shifts so that social distancing among students can be followed,” he said.