Even amidst the pandemic, a community-based organisation from Thane district's Murbad tehsil is ensuring that tribal students don't miss out on studies. Shramik Mukti Sanghatana has come up with a unique concept of 'COVID schools' where educated youngsters from villages teach students from Std I to VI. The organisation and volunteers also distribute snacks to students, as mid-day meals have stopped in the lockdown. Over the past two weeks, the number of such schools in Murbad has gone up to 10, with 30-34 students in each. 

In order to ensure that the tribal kids do not miss out on their basic primary education, the organisation had recently written an email to the chief minister and education minister, suggesting ways of conducting regular schooling in tribal areas. However, there has been no response in the matter till date. The lockdown has badly affected the tribals, as most of them are without jobs. The worst is that, as the schools are not functioning, the students don't get their mid-day meals.