PANAJI
In what comes as a relief, the State government has decided to waive off 50 per cent tuition fees, gymkhana fees and cultural fees for the current academic admission for all colleges under the Directorate of Higher Education.
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant informed, “In view of the ongoing pandemic and prevailing extraordinarily difficult circumstances, the government has taken the decision to waive off 50 per cent of tuition fees, gymkhana fees and cultural fees for the current academic admission in all colleges under the purview of DoEd.”
The CM also said that the government has not taken any decision regarding re-opening of schools in the state.
Reiterating that the govt has asked for permission to the center to reduce the gap between two doses of Covid vaccine for teachers, Sawant said that all the teachers and school staff will be vaccinated before reopening of schools.
Citing the example of Kerala where the third wave of Covid has already hit, CM said the administration will wait for some time before taking a decision to reopen schools.
