prayagraj district authorities have appealed to the managements of private schools to offer free education to those children who have lost their parents in the covid19 pandemicdistrict magistrate prayagraj bhanu chandra goswami held a meeting with the authorities of private schools and emphasized on the fact that many families were facing economic crisis due to the pandemiche asked schools authorities not to hike the fees of students and let them deposit the fees as per their convenience the same way they did last yearthe dm also suggested examination fees should not be charged from the students until exams are not being conducted physically on the school premisessimilarly fees for sports activities lab facility library computer lab and annual function should not be charged from parentsdm goswami asked the managements of schools if the parents are finding it difficult to deposit the fees of three months in one go there should be a monthly fee system for their convenienceif any student or their parents are tested positive for covid19 and they have told school authorities their inability to submit the fee at that time the school authorities should cooperate with the parents and plan the next months fee structure accordingly he saidgoswami further said we have also appealed to the managements of private schools that they should come forward to provide free education to the children who have lost their parents or guardians amid the covid pandemicthe dm also appealed to the schools authorities and staff to take up vaccination promptly and those above 45 years should get vaccinated without delay he also stressed on holding a special camp for vaccination of teachersbesides the dm also inspected srn hospital and instructed the hospital authorities to ensure proper cleanliness in and around the hospital campus he also asked to install a sign board on the main route and directed officials to upgrade the medical facilities of the hospital