MAHARASHTRA Cabinet has decided to cut school fees by 15 per cent in the State, in wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While addressing a press conference on Wednesday, Maharashtra Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad said, “I am happy to inform you all that the Cabinet has decided to cut 15 per cent of the school fees in the wake of the pandemic. My department was following this up consistently. I thank my Cabinet colleagues for their support.”

 

“A detailed order with modalities will be issued soon,” said Maharashtra Education Minister. Meanwhile, Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray will chair a meeting with the COVID-19 task force to assess the present situation in the State. On May 29 this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting to discuss and deliberate on steps, which can be taken to support children who have lost their parents due to COVID-19. PM announced a number of benefits to children impacted by the current pandemic. Mah Cabinet decides to set up permanent NDRF camp at Mahad MAHARASHTRA Cabinet has decided to set up a permanent National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) camp at the flood-affected Mahad area in Raigad district. As per the official notification by the State Government on Wednesday, the State had written last year to the Centre to set up a permanent base in Mahad.

 

Government to provide additional relief funds to the flood-affected areas wherein a detailed report and ‘panchnama’ from the affected areas to be brought before the cabinet within 15 days. The Cabinet also noted that at present, immediate assistance is being provided to the affected families for damage to their household, clothes and utensils. It also decided to provide insurance cover of Rs 50 lakhs to officers and employees of Municipal Corporations, Nagar Panchayats and Nagar Parishads who died while doing COVID-19 duties.