HYDERABAD: Lack of funds to sanitise premises, no receipt of fees due to closure of schools since March last year, and no teachers to take physical classes are some of many issues that budget schools in Telangana are facing.
Managements of these schools are a worried lot after the state government announced reopening of schools from February 1.
In its executive committee meeting held on Saturday, Telangana Recognised School Managements Association (TRSMA), the apex body looking after interests of private schools in the state, has decided to raise its concerns as well as demands with the education minister Sabitha Indra Reddy.
TRSMA has demanded that the government, in addition to its own schools, also sanitise budget schools, or allow them to charge money from parents in form of one-time fees. “We are already on the verge of closing down due to lack of funds. Hardly 1% of parents have paid even the basic tuition fees in the past year. Most school correspondents have…