Admission to government schools increased by 50 per cent this year due to non-payment of private school fees

  • | Tuesday | 29th September, 2020

Because of Corona, parents are enrolling their children in government schools instead of private ones. In the first standard this year, 14,434 students got admission in June, which is 50 per cent more, while last year 9,542 students took admission, i.e. 4,892 more students got admission this year than last year, while admissions in private schools decreased by 10 per cent.

Because of Corona, parents are enrolling their children in government schools instead of private ones. In the first standard this year, 14,434 students got admission in June, which is 50 per cent more, while last year 9,542 students took admission, i.e. 4,892 more students got admission this year than last year, while admissions in private schools decreased by 10 per cent.

In this regard, AMC School Board Governor Lagdhir Desai said, "These admissions have taken place in four months. The number has not increased as much in the last 5 years as it has this year. In addition, the impact of the school board is changing day by day.

As far as private schools are concerned, admissions in these schools have declined from last year, with a decline of 5 to 10 per cent. While in AMC schools, the total number of students getting admission in junior, senior KG as well as standard 1 is 19,577. Last year in 2019, the number of AMC schools was 16,500. Manan Choksi, executive director of Udgam School, said Udgam has seen a two per cent drop in admissions this year. Zebar School has seen a 5 per cent drop in admissions. This time the inquiry was less.

Benefits including uniforms, scholarships

Students who get admission in Std. 1 under Uniform, Vidyadeep scheme, insurance cover of Rs. 50,000, scholarship BPL card holders are given Rs. Is.

`Government schools teach online`

Some parents who are coming for admission are also saying why pay fees in private schools as they have to study online all the year round. Private schools do not reduce fees. Education is being imparted on mobile only, which is also available in government schools.

HB Kapadia`s admission was less than one per cent of the Group Managing Trustee Archive koronane Kapadia said that this year, the reason is safety. It is a good thing if the admission in government schools has increased. After all, parents want a good education.

Admission fallen to 10 percent have been married for admission in the school building, said Desai, managing trustee of Ashish said that in April and May, but this time was the time of the lockdown koronane, so admission is declined nearly 10 percent.


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