Bhubaneswar, Jan. 20 -- In a big relief for students and parents, Odisha Government has directed all aided and unaided private schools in the state to reduce fees in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

It is pertinent to mention here that parents' associations across the state had been demanding reduction of school fees since long following closure of all educational institutions due to the pandemic.

As per a notification issued by the School and Mass Education Department yesterday, the relaxation in fees will be done in seven slabs: 7.5 % for school fees ranging between Rs 6,001 and Rs 12,000 per annum, 12 % for fees remaining between Rs 12,001 and Rs 24,000, 15 % for fees between Rs 24,001 to Rs 48,000, 20 % for school fees of Rs 48,001- R...