The economic fallout of the pandemic has begun to bite hard across all the strata of the society. While we have plenty of reports about migrants, the poor struggling for basics, even the relatively better-off section is hard-pressed to pay bills and clear certain dues.

A school and its students' parents are facing off as a section of parents have been unable to pay the school fees. It is a highly stressful time with parents saying that their children may be removed from the school if they fail to pay the fees. This goes against the government's orders. The state government had said that parents should be allowed to pay fees in parts and that schools should not increase fees.