Management of Swami Sant Dass Schools sets good precedent

Deepkamal Kaur

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, June 3

Setting a good precedent for other schools in the region, the management of Swami Sant Dass Schools at Jalandhar and Phagwara has decided not to levy annual charges and tuition fee of April and May from parents.

The management has issued a circular to all parents conveying the message. Principal TP Kaur of the Jalandhar campus said the decision of not levying annual charges was taken earlier. Thereafter, the management also decided to waive the tuition fee of two months. “So now, we will charge only the tuition fee of 10 months for this session that is also on a monthly basis for the convenience of the parents,” she said.

The principal said the school management has also decided not to levy any transport charges from students till the time the buses start plying.

“The management has, however, been paying salaries to all drivers and conductors from its own funds. There is a driver and two conductors — a man and a woman — for all buses. So, we are paying salaries to three employees for each bus,” she added.

The principal said teachers have been taking online classes for two months. “Our teachers are working more hard than their usual routine. We have staff strength of 100 teachers in either school. Each teacher is getting Rs30,000 to Rs80,000 salary. The salary expenses of both schools per month are Rs1 crore. This is a huge amount to pay without levying charges and fee from parents. But the management has been kind enough and it has sent a good message in these trying times,” she added.