MESTA stated the sole income of private-unaided schools in the state depends on school fees. The letter stated that the government should support teachers by paying minimum wages, release pending RTE dues of last four years, waive government taxes and electricity charges for the academic year 2020-21 and provide adequate representation to MESTA members in any regulatory committee formed by the state government.
Sanjayrao Tayade Patil, President, MESTA said, “Due to a handful of parents, even those who are not eligible are demanding fee cuts. While schools have addressed the same and revised fees last year, they are under immense financial distress and are on a brink of closure leading to unemployment of teaching and non-teaching staff. Parents should realise the effort taken by teachers during the lockdown. Teachers have gone beyond the call of duty and like other agencies who were providing essential services, teachers too, should be honoured with the title of ‘Covid Warriors’ but they have been insulted with massive pay cuts due to non-payment of fees.”
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