Maharashtra waives exam fees for over 82,000 Class 10, 12 students
Press Trust of India | October 13, 2026 | 09:28 AM IST | 1 min read
Of the total beneficiaries, 47,555 are Class 10 students, and 34,519 are from Class 12, with the highest number of beneficiaries from Latur
NANDED: The examination fees of 82,074 Class XI and XII students in Latur district have been waived as part of drought relief measures announced by the Maharashtra government, an official said on Monday. The directive for examinations to be held in February-March next year was issued by the Latur Zilla Parshad's education department, he added.
"Of the total beneficiaries, 47,555 are Class X students and 34,519 are from Class XII. Latur tehsil has the highest number of beneficiaries at 31,214, followed by Udgir with 11,701, Ahmedpur with 8,622, Nilanga with 7,799 and Ausa with 7,415 students," he said.
The other beneficiaries include 4,694 students in Chakur, 3,195 in Deoni, 3,134 in Jalkot, 2,670 in Renapur and 1,630 in Shirur Anantpal, he added. The education department has directed headmasters to not collect examination fees from these students, the official said.
The Devendra Fadnavis government has declared drought in 265 tehsils and announced special relief measures, including fee waiver for students. Entire Latur district has been declared drought-hit by the state government.
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