ISLAMABAD: Federal government has notified a 20 percent fee concession for closed Islamabad education institutes for the month of April and onward in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.
Taking to Twitter, Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood shared a notification regarding a 20 percent fee concession during the closure of private educational institutes during the third wave of the pandemic.
In response to the demand for fee waiver during school closure, it has been decided to give 20% reduction in fee starting from April till the schools reopening.
This is applicable to all schools in Islamabad charging over Rs 8000 per month fee.
The notification directed the educational institutes to provide fee concession from April till their reopening. However, the notification shared by Shafqat Mahmood read that it would not be applicable to educational institutes charging a monthly fee of less than Rs8000.