Manend Team 
ISLAMABAD, (MANEND NEWS): The government has prepared an
interest-free package of loans for low-income private schools, aimed at
providing them financial support in this testing time due to COVID-19.
This was stated by Minister for Federal Education, Professional
Training, National Heritage and Culture Shafqat Mahmood during a
meeting with a delegation of Supreme Council of All Private Schools
Association, in Islamabad.
Shafqat Mehmood said the government will make all out efforts to
open schools as soon as possible. He said keeping in view the current
situation, the summer vacations will be reduced.
The Minister said decision regarding the exams scheduled in March,
would be taken in Inter Provincial Education Ministers Conference
meeting on Monday. He said the meeting will also consult about start
of annual educational year in August rather than March.