The Punjab government has introduced a new system to curb arbitrary fee hikes by private schools in the state. Under the new rules, unaided private schools will be allowed to increase their fees by a maximum of 5% in an academic year. The Punjab Assembly passed the amendment bill related to the new fee regulations.
Significantly, the 5% ceiling will cover not only tuition fees but all mandatory charges and funds collected by schools, closing avenues that institutions have often used to burden parents with additional costs.
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced on Thursday that no private school should force parents to buy books, uniforms, stationery items, and other stuff from the institution itself or from a particular vendor, failing which action will be taken. The Chief Minister said that she will visit private schools in the city and.
