They claim that it is not only burdening parents, students are dropping subjects or taking classes for a shorter duration to save money, and this is affecting business

Calling themselves another casualty of the new Goods and Services Tax (GST), private coaching institutes are now demanding that their service tax be reduced to 8 per cent from current 18 per cent. The Maharashtra Class Owners' Association has written a letter to the state finance minister to consider their request. Coaching class managements have complained that not only is it burdening parents, many students are dropping subjects or taking classes for a shorter duration to reduce expenditure, which is affecting business.