To encourage all students to get an education, even if their parents can't afford it, a primary school in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh is asking parents to simply plant a tree sapling instead of paying school fees. 

 

印度恰蒂斯加尔邦的一所小学要求家长用栽种树苗代替交学费，以鼓励更多的学生接受教育，即便是那些家长无力负担学费的孩子。

 

The parents have to take care of the sapling and plant a new one if it dies - but compared to the cost of traditional school fees, it's a small price to pay. 

 

And it comes with the added bonus of helping¹ to improve local air quality. 

 

The school is Shiksha Kuteer in the city of Ambikapur in the east of the country. 

 

According to Asian News International, at least 35 students between the ages of four and five are studying there. 

 

The initiative² was set up by a group of local professionals and business owners in response to India's skyrocketing education fees.

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