7 years, 3 months ago

AAP government to act against Delhi private schools for arbitrarily increasing fee

Delhi govt decided to act strictly against private schools that arbitrarily increased school fee citing the Seventh Pay Commission revision as a reason. New Delhi: The Delhi government on Wednesday decided to act strictly against private schools that arbitrarily increased school fees citing the Seventh Pay Commission revision as a reason. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia chaired a meeting at the Secretariat on Wednesday on several complaints of an arbitrary increase in fees by schools in the name of Seventh Pay Commission revision, an official told IANS. The chief minister had said many schools increased their fees and the Delhi High Court appointed a committee headed by Anil Dev Singh to look into the issue.

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4 days, 11 hours ago

Delhi government orders private schools to stop forcing books and uniforms from ‘specific vendors’

Hindustan Times

New Delhi, March 26 : The Delhi government has taken strict action against private schools, issuing orders to stop them from forcing students to buy books, uniforms, and other educational materials from specific vendors. Delhi schools could face action for forcing uniforms and books from specific vendors. "It has been observed through newspapers/complaints from parents and other organisations that in …

Delhi government cracks down on private schools for forcing purchase of books and uniforms from specific vendors

Op India

The Delhi government has taken strict action against private schools, issuing orders to stop them from forcing students to buy books, uniforms, and other educational materials from specific vendors. Responding to complaints from parents, the government emphasized that private unaided schools, which operate on a no-profit, no-loss basis, must allow parents to choose where to buy these items without financial …

5 days, 9 hours ago

Jharkhand government pledges action against private schools charging arbitrary fees

The Hindu

The Jharkhand government on Tuesday announced it would take action against private schools that arbitrarily charge fees in the name of re-admission, after Hazaribagh MLA Pradeep Prasad had raised the issue in the Assembly. Questioning why “equal education was not available at the same fees”, he asked if the government had the right to fix a uniform fee for all …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Govt to regulate fee structure in private schools

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: The state government is likely to introduce a bill to monitor and regulate the fee in private schools in the Assembly in March, according to sources. Among the key proposals are categorising private schools into five categories, setting up a commission to regulate fee in private unaided schools. The proposal to introduce the Telangana Private Unaided School Fee Regulatory …

2 months ago

Delhi HC directs CBSE, govt to take action against “dummy” schools for fake admissions

The Hindu

The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the state government and the CBSE to take action against "dummy" schools that allegedly facilitate students to write exams without attending classes. During the hearing, the Delhi government counsel said there was no concept of a "dummy" school and claimed the issue of "fake admissions" was being exaggerated and "mis-characterised". Remarking the authorities …

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Schools call ₹45 cr govt fund allocation ‘peanuts’ compared to ₹1,700 cr arrears

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: The Government Resolution issued on Tuesday, sanctioning ₹45 crore for reimbursing private unaided schools under the Right to Education Act, has sparked widespread outrage among school managements and trustee associations. While the allocation aims to ease the financial burden on schools, providing free education to underprivileged children, stakeholders claim it is grossly inadequate against pending arrears exceeding ₹1,700 crore. …

4 months ago

Delhi Education Department - Delhi officials divert Rs 15 crore to personal accounts to get interest, dismissed - Delhi News

India Today

Six officials from the Education Department of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi were found using a new corruption method to generate illegal income by siphoning government funds. The officials transferred Rs 15 crore scholarship fund to their personal bank accounts. By holding the scholarship money in their accounts for nearly four months before distributing it, they earned significant interest. Following …

5 months, 4 weeks ago

Education department asks Pitampura school not to expel students over unpaid fee

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: Following the protests by the parents outside the school, the Directorate of Education directed the Maharaja Agrasen Model School in Pitampura not to expel students for not paying fee that was increased without the Education Department’s approval. The department also ordered the school to withdraw notices related to the fee hike and ensure that no student suffers academically …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

MP HC Grants Interim Relief To Private Schools Ordered To Refund Allegedly Excessive Fees Levied In Violation Of 2017 Fee Regulation Rules

Live Law

In a recent decision, the Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur granted an interim stay on orders mandating the refund of school fees collected by private institutions from the academic year 2017-18 onwards. The case involves an appeal by St. Aloysius Senior Secondary School which challenged the orders of the district authorities directing them to refund fees collected in excess …

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi HC restores names of students removed from private school over fee hike dispute, details here

Hindustan Times

The Delhi High Court has restored on the rolls of a private school the names of certain students that were struck off after the parents refused to pay the hiked fees. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, in an order passed on July 9, asked the parents to deposit 50 per cent of the hiked school fee for the ongoing academic year. …

8 months, 2 weeks ago

10 schools in Madhya Pradesh ordered to return ₹65 crore fees illegally collected from students

The Hindu

The authorities in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur district have directed ten private schools to refund about ₹65 crore charged extra as tuition fees from more than 81,000 students over seven academic sessions, an official said on July 11. The schools had hiked tuition fees in violation of the law, said Jabalpur District Education Officer Ghanshyam Soni. The district-level committee set up …

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi High Court slams Delhi AAP government over lack of infrastructure and ‘sad state of affairs’ in govt schools

Op India

On Monday, the Delhi High Court came down heavily on the Delhi government’s Education Department over the lack of basic facilities like textbooks, notebooks, furniture, and the shortage of classrooms in Aam Aadmi Party government-run schools in Delhi. Reprimanding the CM Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government for its negligence, the court said that the Delhi government is responsible for jails like …

1 year ago

Parents say private school fees up by 30% in Karnataka, struggle to cope

New Indian Express

BENGALURU: With the new academic year just around the corner, parents are facing the brunt of increased fees which has seen a hike in double digits since the Covid-19 pandemic. A survey conducted by Local Circles revealed that in Tier-1 and 2 cities, the annual all-inclusive fees of premier private schools range between Rs one lakh and Rs 4 lakh …

1 year, 1 month ago

Will build as many schools as summonses sent by the Centre: CM

The Hindu

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday accused the Central government of “letting loose” investigative agencies after him as if he were a “terrorist, dacoit or thief” but said it would not stop him from following his faith “of providing education to the poor”. “I will build as many schools as you send summonses,” he told a gathering in east Delhi’s …

1 year, 1 month ago

'Aimed To Ensure Education Is Not Commercialized': Patna High Court Upholds Law Regulating Private School Fees

Live Law

In a landmark verdict, the Patna High Court has affirmed the constitutionality of Bihar's Private Schools Act, 2019, dismissing the writ application filed by the Association of Independent Schools Bihar. The Court observed that in Indian School, the Rajasthan Schools Act, 2016 constituted a School Level Fee Committee, which was an internal committee to be constituted within the school. The …

1 year, 4 months ago

Constitute Committees To Supervise Implementation Of Pay Commission Recommendations On School Staff : High Court To Delhi Govt

Live Law

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to constitute two High Powered Committees to supervise implementation of recommendations prescribed in 6th and 7th Central Pay Commission regarding payment of salaries and arrears to staff of private unaided schools and recognized private unaided minority schools in the national capital.Justice Chandra Dhari Singh ordered that. The Delhi High Court has …

1 year, 8 months ago

Delhi HC backs 7th CPC benefits for unaided pvt. school teachers

The Hindu

Teachers of unaided private schools are entitled to the same pay and emoluments as their counterparts in government schools, the Delhi High Court has observed. Three teachers of Bharat Mata Saraswati Bal Mandir Senior Secondary School had earlier filed a writ petition before the court, submitting that the benefits of the 7th CPC was not extended by the school. “It …

1 year, 8 months ago

Parents cry foul over fee hike in Hyderabad schools

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: A hike in the fee across several schools in the city has infuriated parents who demanded that the government must intervene and ensure they don't have to face trouble over payments every year. "Not only do schools hike fees, they find different ways to empty our pockets, one of them being changing the school uniform so we'll be forced …

1 year, 9 months ago

Govt can't fix fees of private schools: UPEIF

Deccan Chronicle

KAKINADA: The United Private Educational Institutions Federation stated that the government has no authority to fix tuition fees or sell books to students of private schools. Speaking to media persons on Saturday, the Federation’s chief legal adviser Mutukumilli Srivijay said that as schools are reopening, parents must be aware of the details of the schools where they wish to admit …

1 year, 10 months ago

During surprise inspection, AAP leader Atishi finds MCD school in 'shambles'

India Today

Delhi Education Minister Atishi conducted a surprise inspection at a Municipal Corporation of Delhi's school in Sagarpur on Wednesday and reprimanded its principal for negligence in maintaining the building and ensuring cleanliness on the premises. The Education Minister reprimanded the principal for negligence in the maintenance and cleanliness of schools and directed her to fix the condition of the school …

1 year, 11 months ago

Submit 3-year fee hike record, Chandigarh DEO directs pvt schools

Hindustan Times

After receiving complaints from parents against arbitrary fee hike by a school, the UT district education officer has written to all private schools to submit details of the fees charged over the last three academic sessions, including 2023-2024. The Right to Education Act and the Punjab Regulation of Fee of Unaided Educational Institutions Act, 2016, adopted by Chandigarh in 2018, …

2 years ago

AAP will improve quality of MCD-run schools: Kejriwal

Hindustan Times

New Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said that his government has closed the gap between the standards of state-runs schools and private schools during its time in power, adding that now, the Aam Aadmi Party will start improving the quality of Municipal Corporation of Delhi schools. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal The Bharatiya Janata Party hit back, alleging …

2 years, 2 months ago

Qualification For Managers: Delhi High Court Protects Private Unaided Schools From Coercive Action By Directorate Of Education

Live Law

The Delhi High Court has ordered that no coercive steps be taken against private unaided schools if the qualifications of their Managers are not in accordance with the circulars issued by Delhi Government’s Directorate of Education on November 24, 2004 and November 17, 2022.Justice Prathiba M Singh in the interim order said that any action may impact lakhs of students …

2 years, 3 months ago

State owes private schools ₹1,200 crore towards RTE fees

Hindustan Times

Mumbai: A day after the state education minister announced in the ongoing assembly winter session about making a ₹200-crore provision from the budget for the Right to Education, private schools in Maharashtra have raised their concern about the non-payment of earlier RTE fees, amounting to a whopping ₹1,200 crore. HT Image “The government owes a refund of around ₹1,200 crore …

2 years, 4 months ago

Private Unaided Schools Have Substantial Autonomy, Rule Prescribing Fine Of Five Paise Per Day For Late Fee Not Applicable To Them: Delhi High Court

Live Law

The Delhi High Court has ruled that Rule 166 of the Delhi School Education Rules, 1973 which entitles a school to charge a student with a fine of five paise for every day for delay in payment of fees after the tenth day of the month, is not applicable to private unaided schools. A division bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru …

2 years, 6 months ago

AAP’s tall claims aside; safety concerns and lack of infra mar Delhi govt schools

Firstpost

Far from carrying out a safety audit, the Delhi government remains unaware of the condition of most of its schools. Delhi’s government schools and how successfully they provide education for the masses, remains at the core of Kejriwal’s poll manifestoes ahead of every Delhi Assembly election New Delhi: Barely a couple of days before AAP convener and Delhi chief minister …

2 years, 6 months ago

Review Every Year Reimbursement of Fees Under RTE to Private Schools: HC

News 18

In a major relief to the private schools, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to review every year the reimbursement of fees to be payable to them for imparting free education to children under the Right to Education Act. It provided that the private schools imparting free education would be entitled to such reimbursement “‘as is …

2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi education model is 'extortion model'; AAP government hiked classrooms construction cost by ₹326 crore: BJP

The Hindu

The BJP on August 29 alleged a scam in the Delhi Education Department, saying the city government increased the budget for the construction of classrooms in its existing schools, ignoring the Central Public Works Department’s guidelines. Citing a Central Vigilance Commission report sent to the Delhi government's Vigilance Department in 2020, the saffron party said the city government hiked the …

2 years, 7 months ago

BJP wants all Delhi govt schools to be shut to make way for private players, claims Sisodia

India TV News

Delhi excise policy: BJP has started "weaving a new fabricated story" of corruption in connection to Delhi school construction, claimed Manish Sisodia on Saturday. Sisodia called the BJP a "party of illiterates" and alleged at least 72,000 government schools in the states ruled by the saffron party have been closed in the past seven years to make way for the …

2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal promises free education if Aam Aadmi Party elected to power in Gujarat

The Hindu

In another pre-poll guarantee for Gujarat, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on August 16 announced free and quality education to the people of the poll-bound State and auditing of private schools if the Aam Aadmi Party was elected to power in the year-end Assembly elections. The AAP convener also promised to improve infrastructure of the existing government schools and open …

2 years, 8 months ago

Delhi High Court Slams Municipal Corporation Over Outstanding Teachers' Salaries

Live Law

The Delhi High Court today expressed displeasure with the East Delhi Municipal Corporation over the issue of non payment of salaries to its teachers.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad was hearing a plea moved by five primary teachers claiming that the EDMC had failed to pay them five months. The Delhi High …

2 years, 9 months ago

Delhi private school asks EWS quota students for Rs 68000, children send legal notice

India Today

Anil Yadav's son, Sarthak, who lives in Gali Akhara Wali of Sitaram Bazaar, Delhi, was very happy when he got admission to a well-known private school in Delhi under the EWS category. Soon it got to his notice that not just him, but 14 EWS quota students of the private school had been asked to deposit the same amount. This …

2 years, 9 months ago

'Over 18,000 poor children denied admission in Delhi private schools,' claims Child Rights Panel

Firstpost

At least 14 students who had been admitted to a top private school here under the EWS quota have been asked to clear dues of over Rs 67,000 in fees for the first term of this academic year in order to continue further education In lieu of over 18,000 children part of the Economically Weaker Sections not being granted admission …

2 years, 10 months ago

Private schools need to complete reimbursement process of tuition fees of minority students in Delhi

India Today

Delhi government on Monday asked private schools to complete online verification on the 'Reimbursement of Tuition Fees to the Minority Students Scheme'. The Delhi government is facing heavy pending cases at the school level which is becoming a hindrance for them to pay the beneficiary students. The Directorate of Education for various zones and districts is directed to complete online …

2 years, 11 months ago

Private schools in UP given a free hand to hike fees, alleges Manish Sisodia

Hindustan Times

Delhi deputy chief minister and senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia on Sunday slammed the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly giving a free hand to the private schools in the state to hike fees, and added that within 10 days of coming to power in Punjab, his party has prohibited such a move. But, as soon as …

2 years, 11 months ago

Calcutta High Court Orders Schools To Not Deny Promotion Or Withhold Report Cards Of Students For Non-Payment Of Fees

Live Law

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ordered that private unaided schools whose names had come up with regard to allegations of arbitrary fee hike during the pandemic could not deny promotion to any student or withhold report cards for non-payment of fees.The Court further directed two joint special officers designated by the Court to look into any complaint of arbitrary …

3 years ago

Reconsider Ban On Fee Hike In Private Schools: Allahabad High Court Asks Uttar Pradesh Govt

Live Law

The Allahabad High Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh Government to reconsider the ban imposed by it on fee hike in private schools. The Bench of Justice Attau Rahman Masoodi and Justice Narendra Kumar Johari ordered thus on a plea moved by Association Of Private Schools Of UP.Essentially, the ban was imposed by the State Govt on Jan 7, 2022 …

3 years, 1 month ago

Schools Allowed To Charge Full Fees For Physical Classes From Feb 16; No Coercive Action For Default In Payment Until March 31: Calcutta HC

Live Law

The Calcutta High Court on Friday held that considering the abatement in the Covid-19 pandemic and the reopening of schools across the State, its earlier direction stipulating 20 percent reduction in fees charged by private schools would cease to exist from February 16, 2022 onwards with regards to physical classes. The Court observed that schools and other educational institutions shall …

3 years, 1 month ago

Delhi HC asks state government's stand on plea for admission of EWS category children

India Today

The Delhi High Court on Monday demanded a "concise and crisp" statement from the Delhi government in response to a plea seeking admission of over 44,000 students from the poorer sections and disadvantaged groups to various private schools in the city. Fundamental rights of people violated The petition, which was filed through advocates Khagesh B Jha and Shikha Sharma, alleged …

3 years, 2 months ago

CM not keen on regulating fees in private educational institutions: Shabbir Ali

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Senior Congress leader Mohammed Ali Shabbir has alleged that the TRS government is not serious about regulating the exorbitant fees being collected by the private educational institutions in the state. "The decision taken by the state cabinet to constitute a cabinet sub-committee and then draft a new law to regulate fees in private educational institutions is proof that it …

3 years, 2 months ago

UPSA decries UP govt's order banning fee hike

Hindustan Times

The Unaided Private Schools Association, in a press release, claimed that many private schools in Uttar Pradesh have expressed displeasure over the state government decision preventing them from increasing fees to give relief to the parents in the prevailing pandemic situation. The Uttar Pradesh government this January banned schools from increasing fees across all the boards for the upcoming academic …

3 years, 2 months ago

Uttar Pradesh government bans hike in school fees this year

India TV News

Uttar Pradesh government bans hike in school fees this year The schools will continue to charge fees as per the 2019-20 session. Highlights UP govt banned increase in school fees across all boards for upcoming academic session amid COVID-19 The schools will continue to charge fees as per the 2019-20 session Decision was taken in interest of parents to save …

3 years, 3 months ago

MP Private Schools not get Reimbursed Under RTE if Classes Not Conducted Properly

News 18

The Madhya Pradesh state government has announced that private schools will not be reimbursed under the Right to Education Act if classes are not conducted properly. The Madhya Pradesh Education Centre has issued the guidelines and has directed all private schools operating in the state to give affidavits for online classes during the Corona transition period. The new guidelines issued …

3 years, 6 months ago

Plea Seeking Waiver Of Board Examination Fee For Class X & XII Students- High Court Directs Delhi Govt, CBSE To Treat It As Representation

Live Law

The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the Delhi Government and CBSE to treat as a representation a plea seeking waiver of Board examination fee for class X and XII students studying in Delhi Government Schools and those in EWS Category of other private schools for the academic year 2021-2022.Asking the respondents to take a policy decision in the matter, …

3 years, 6 months ago

Delhi Education Directorate urge CBSE to waive board exam fees for 10, 12 students

India TV News

Delhi's Directorate of Education has written to the CBSE, urging it to waive the board examination fees for class 10 and 12 students studying in government schools in view of the 'economic impact of Covid-19 pandemic". DoE director Udit Prakash Rai said they have been receiving a number of requests from parents expressing their inability to pay examination fees due …

3 years, 7 months ago

Free Education May Be Availed At Govt School; Can't Force State To Pay Private School Fees Of Children Orphaned Due To Covid: Delhi High Court

Live Law

The Delhi High Court today expressed reservation over compelling the Government to pay private school fees for children, orphaned during Covid-19 pandemic. It opined that such children may be shifted to a Government school instead, for availing free education under Article 21-A of the Constitution. "They also have their limitations.It may be very far-fetched to ask them to pay the …

3 years, 8 months ago

Delhi govt to take over management of Bal Bharati School, Rohini for 'arbitrary' fee hike

India TV News

The Delhi government will take over the management of a top private school in Rohini over alleged arbitrary fee hike and has received the required approvals from the lieutenant governor's office, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Thursday. "Delhi government had issued orders several times to withdraw the arbitrarily increased fees by the school, but the school management has …

3 years, 8 months ago

Maharashtra government to slash school fees by 15%: Varsha Gaikwad

India Today

Attention students and parents, the Maharashtra government has decided to slash the school fee by 15 per cent for the current academic year. The State School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad said, "Maharashtra cabinet today decided to slash school fees by 15 per cent for this academic year. I thank my cabinet colleagues for their support..#school #fees #schoolfees #education #feecut — …

3 years, 8 months ago

Maharashtra: Big relief for private school students' parents as cabinet approves 15% fee cut

India TV News

The Maharashtra Cabinet on Thursday has approved an ordinance route to reduce the fees of private schools by 15 per cent during the pandemic in the state. In a letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and state education minister Varsha Gaikwad in May, the parents of students of private schools had urged the CM to waive 15 per cent fees …

3 years, 8 months ago

Private School Fees : Delhi High Court Hears Delhi Govt's Challenge To Single Bench Order Quashing Restrictions On Fee Collection

Live Law

The Delhi Government on Wednesday submitted before the Delhi High Court that the single judge had gone into a completely forbidden territory while allowing private schools from collecting Annual Charges and Development Fees from students in lockdown.The Court was hearing the appeals filed by Delhi Government and students challenging the single judge bench decision which quashed two orders. The Delhi …

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