Rs 103 crore Covid relief package for Karnataka private school staff

KEY STORY

• The Karnataka government has released Rs 103.47 crore under the Covid-19 special package for teaching and non-teaching staff of unaided private schools in the state.

• This follows the recent decision by the department of primary and secondary education to provide a Rs 5,000 Covid-19 relief package for teaching and non-teaching staff working with unaided schools.

CONCLUSION

• According to the order issued by the Education department, a total of 2.06 lakh teaching and non-teaching staff from 22,065 schools in the state are eligible to avail of the benefit.

• Those who have registered in the Students Achievement Tracking System portal will be eligible to get the benefit and the amount will be directly credited into their bank accounts.