School enrolment in India plunges as parents struggle to pay fees

Millions of children around the world have had their education disrupted as the Covid-19 pandemic shuttered schools and kept them home. The Straits Times' correspondents in India, Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia report on how students there have fared and when their studies can get back on track.

The Covid-19 pandemic has been devastating for the education of India's young. Switching to online classes is easier said than done in rural areas where there is hardly any internet coverage.

Nirmala Ganapathy

India Bureau Chief

Updated

Published

Jul 31, 2021, 05:00 AM

At a school in Pataudi in India's Haryana state, a "welcome back to school" message is written on a whiteboard at the entrance.

But Mr Rashtriya Aman Mudgal, whose family started the private Navjivan Middle School, is not sure how many students he is welcoming back.

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