Biratnagar: 1,000 private schools across the country are on the verge of closure due to the attack of Corona virus pandemic for a long time.  There are 10,000 private schools from Montessori to Class 12 across the country. Tikaram Puri, Central President of the Private and Boarding Schools Organization- Nepal (PABSON), said that about 10 percent of the schools are on the verge of closure. According to him, most of the schools which are inside the Kathmandu Valley seem to be collapsed and those schools which are in rent are facing a big problem.

President Puri said, "Schools in rented houses are in more trouble." PABSON has decided to merge the schools that are likely to be closed due to the coronavirus. A meeting of the Central Committee held in Biratnagar on Saturday decided to seek concessions from the government for merging the schools, said President Puri.

He said that it was concluded that the government should take initiative for facilitation as the investment and employment of private schools will be lost.

The Central Committee meeting has demanded that private schools be included in the list of those schools most affected by Corona. As the monetary policy has been included in the moderately affected, it has been decided to keep it in the most affected, said Chairman Puri.

According to him, if included in the list of the most affected, the bank will be able to repay the loan till next Ashadh.. President  Puri said that the loan of the bank should be repaid by the next Chaitra. He said, "If the medium is affected, the bank loan will be penalized without repaying the loan till Chaitra." He said that the school has been closed for a long time and there is a problem in repaying the bank loan.

PABSON is committed to concluding the current academic session by mid-April, said Chairman Puri. He said, "We are committed to the government's decision to hold the academic session in April." He said the course would be reduced to 70 percent.