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A ReporterSHILLONG: The Hynniewtrep Youth Council (HYC) urged Meghalaya Education Minister Lahkmen Rymbui that the government issues a circular directing schools and colleges to waive the fees for the lockdown period. In a letter to Rymbui, Enlang Sawian, secretary education cell of the HYC said that since the lockdown, majority of the citizens of the State are facing great difficulty to sustain themselves economically. “With complete lockdown on the employment activities, many parents are concerned regarding the ability to pay for their children's educational fees,” Sawian said. Also Read: Meghalaya Govt. declares Shillong as a “red zone”; COVID-19 positive cases stand at 11Also Watch: War against COVID-19: Assam Health Department signs 22 MoUs with private hospitals in Silchar.