In order to assist children who lost their parents due to COVID-19, the Maharashtra government has decided to waive off their exam fee for the upcoming state board exams 2021-22.
Maharashtra School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad making the announcement tweeted, " A small solace from our side to children who have lost their parents to the pandemic - exam fee for state board exams 2021-22 is being waived off. We are aware they have gone through a lot already, but their education must continue."
Meanwhile, the BMC had on Tuesday announced that schools for classes 1 to 7 will reopen from December 15 and not from December 1 amid the COVID-19 Omicron variant threat. The decision came a day after Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray revealed that nearly 1,000 travellers from South Africa have landed in the city and that the BMC is frantically trying to trace them and inquire about their health status.
Pune Mayor Mulridhar Mohol also said schools in the city will not reopen from December 1 in the wake of the fresh concerns about the new variant. He added that the date will be announced after due discussions with all stakeholders. The Nashik Municipal Corporation also deferred reopening of schools for standard 1 to 7 till December 10.