Punjab schools' summer vacations

Punjab schools' summer vacations
Lahore: The Punjab government has notified annual summer vacation starting from June 1 to August 14.

EDO Education Lahore Muhammad Pervaiz Akhtar said on Monday that the notification would be applicable to the public as well as private sector schools across the province.

However, it is interesting to note that many private schools have announced examination schedule starting from June 1. The move is believed to be a deliberate effort on part of the private sector to buy more time in order to collect dues of the coming months from students' parents.

Every year, the issue related with advance collection of fee by private schools surfaces, causing great trouble to the citizens who are already suffering from ever increasing inflation.

Private schools demand lump sum fee of two or even three months in the wake of summer vacation despite instruction of the EDO's Office to collect fee on a monthly basis ahead of the summer break.

The stakeholders have demanded the government ensure implementation of its policy on collection of the fee for the months falling under summer vacation. The news