Major setback to parents: Will have to pay 100% school fee during pandemic period, says SC
3 years, 10 months ago

Major setback to parents: Will have to pay 100% school fee during pandemic period, says SC

India TV News  

Giving a major setback to parents, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that parents will have to pay 100% of the school fees for the academic session 2020-21 during the pandemic period which will be equal to the fees paid in the academic session 2019-20. The Supreme Court gave this interim order on Monday while holding a joint hearing on the SLP filed by the Vidya Bhavan Society, the Managing Committee of Sawai Mansingh Vidyalaya, Gandhi Seva Sadan and the Society of Catholic Education Institutions which challenged the Fee-Regulation Act 2016. Earlier, the Rajasthan government had issued an order on October 28 asking Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education to charge 60% to the state board affiliated schools and 70% to the Central Board of Secondary Education accredited schools. Apart from this, the state government has also been asked by the Apex Court to give the outstanding amount under Right to Education admission within a month.

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In last 2 years,UP govt released ₹436 cr for fees of poor kids in private schools
1 month, 2 weeks ago

In last 2 years,UP govt released ₹436 cr for fees of poor kids in private schools

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Enrolment under the free education scheme in UP saw a significant jump from 71,214 students in 2022-23 to 1,14,196 in the current academic session. Moreover, over 5 lakh children across the state are currently getting education under RTE in private schools, a government spokesperson said. In last 2 years,UP govt released ₹ 436 cr for fees of poor kids …

Don’t charge fee from new students retrospectively: J&K fee fixation committee
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Don’t charge fee from new students retrospectively: J&K fee fixation committee

Hindustan Times  

Owing to complaints by parents, the fee fixation authorities of Jammu and Kashmir have barred private schools from seeking fees retrospectively from students who are seeking new admissions. Don’t charge fee from new students retrospectively: J&K fee fixation committee The Fee Fixation and Regulation Committee of private schools headed by retired justice Sunil Hali issued an order on Tuesday cautioning …

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

'Aimed To Ensure Education Is Not Commercialized': Patna High Court Upholds Law Regulating Private School Fees
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Parents Seek Government Help Against Private Schools Forcible Fee Collection
1 year, 1 month ago

Parents Seek Government Help Against Private Schools Forcible Fee Collection

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: Parents Association of Andhra Pradesh has raised concerns over alleged forced collection of fees by certain educational institutions, despite the government's deadline for the fee submission under Jagananna Vidya Deevena being November 24. In letters addressed to the state education minister and Andhra Pradesh High Education Regulatory and Monitoring Commission chairman, PAAP has called upon the government to intervene …

State owes private schools ₹1,200 crore towards RTE fees
1 year, 11 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 …

Maharashtra: State board examination fee waived off for students who lost their parents to Covid-19
3 years ago

Maharashtra: State board examination fee waived off for students who lost their parents to Covid-19

India Today  

The Maharashtra government has decided to waive the examination fee for students of the state board for the state board exams of 2021-22. The entire tweet by the Minister of School Education reads, "A small solace from our side to children who have lost their parents to the pandemic - exam fee for state board exams 2021-22 is being waived …

'Educational Institutions Should Be Sensitive About The Aftermath Of The Pandemic': Patna HC Sets Aside CNLU's Demand For Payment of 'Library Fees' & 'Examination Fees'
3 years ago

'Educational Institutions Should Be Sensitive About The Aftermath Of The Pandemic': Patna HC Sets Aside CNLU's Demand For Payment of 'Library Fees' & 'Examination Fees'

Live Law  

The Patna High Court has recently ruled that the demand of Chanakya National Law University with respect to payment of facilities fees and examination fees from the students with respect to academic year 2020-2021 is 'arbitrary and illegal' in view of the fact that students had not attended classes and had not availed these facilities due to the Covid-19 pandemic. …

Haryana government's decision to extend Covid lockdown leaves residential varsity students high and dry!
3 years, 2 months ago

Haryana government's decision to extend Covid lockdown leaves residential varsity students high and dry!

India Today  

The students of residential universities located in Haryana have been left high and dry by a recent order issued by the State Disaster Management Authority asking the varsity authorities to conduct online classes till October 18, 2021. The corrigendum issued by Haryana Chief Secretary Vijai Vardhan, who is also the Chairperson of the state executive committee Haryana State Disaster Management …

CBSE requested to waive off exam fees of all students of Classes 10 and 12 for 2021-22
3 years, 2 months ago

CBSE requested to waive off exam fees of all students of Classes 10 and 12 for 2021-22

India Today  

Delhi’s director of education has requested CBSE to waive off the exam fees of all students of Classes 10 and 12 for the academic session of 2021-22 as a one-time measure. Letters from parents expressing inability to pay exam fees Rai said that a number of letters had been received from parents who said they would be unable to pay …

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
3 years, 3 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 …

Maharashtra government to slash school fees by 15%: Varsha Gaikwad
3 years, 4 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 — …

Maharashtra: Big relief for private school students' parents as cabinet approves 15% fee cut
3 years, 4 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 …

Settle fee issue amicably with parents: Bombay High Court to private schools
3 years, 5 months ago

Settle fee issue amicably with parents: Bombay High Court to private schools

India Today  

Bombay High Court in a hearing today asked private schools of Maharashtra to mitigate the school fees issue amicably instead of turning it into a legal issue. The division bench of Bombay High Court was hearing Public Interest Litigation seeking direction to the schools to collect only 50 per cent of the annual fees. However, since the schools failed to …

'Schools Should be Alive to Parents Hardships During Pandemic': PIL In Bombay High Court Seeks Fee Reduction
3 years, 6 months ago

'Schools Should be Alive to Parents Hardships During Pandemic': PIL In Bombay High Court Seeks Fee Reduction

Live Law  

A PIL is filed in the Bombay High Court challenging the fees charged by all aided and unaided schools in Maharashtra during the Covid-19 pandemic and has sought a 50% reduction in fees for the academic years 2020-22, citing the school's unutilized facilities by students. After the state's counsel Geeta Shastri submitted that the Divisional Fee Regulatory Committee has already …

Free education in UP private schools for students whose parents died due to Covid-19
3 years, 7 months ago

Free education in UP private schools for students whose parents died due to Covid-19

India Today  

Lucknow Private schools will give free education to children who have lost their parents due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Uttar Pradesh Deputy Minister Dinish Sharma has announced that students whose parents died due to Covid-19 will receive free education in private schools. As the decision was welcomed by the members of private schools, Dy Minister Dinesh Sharma said, "Private schools …

UP government bans hike in school fees for academic session 2021-22
3 years, 7 months ago

UP government bans hike in school fees for academic session 2021-22

India Today  

The Uttar Pradesh government directed all the schools, irrespective of the board they are affiliated to, not to hike the fees for the academic session 2021-22 in the interest of the students and parents. This is a small effort made by the state government in order to provide relief to parents who have suffered pay cuts or had low business …

No hike in school fees for upcoming academic session: UP Govt
3 years, 7 months ago

No hike in school fees for upcoming academic session: UP Govt

India Today  

The Uttar Pradesh government has banned any increase in school fees across all the boards for the upcoming academic session owing to the coronavirus pandemic situation, Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma said on Thursday. Directive given by UP Government schools The Deputy CM said schools can take fees in accordance with the arrangements they had for the 2019-20 session as …

REET 2021 exam deferred again due to pandemic
3 years, 7 months ago

REET 2021 exam deferred again due to pandemic

India TV News  

REET 2021: The Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan has deferred the Rajasthan Eligibility Examination for Teachers 2021 which was scheduled to be held on June 20. Rajasthan Education Minister Govind Singh Dotasra while addresing media said that the present pandemic situation is not feasible to conduct the exam. The decision on conducting exam will be taken after reviewing the situation, …

Supreme Court Directs 36,000 Private Schools of Rajasthan To Charge 15% Less Fees
3 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Directs 36,000 Private Schools of Rajasthan To Charge 15% Less Fees

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Monday directed 36,000 private unaided schools of Rajasthan to charge 15 per cent less annual fees from students in academic session 2020-21 and made clear that no students be barred from attending virtual or physical classes and their results be not held up due to non-payment of fees. A bench comprising justices A M Khanwilkar and …

Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Validity of the Rajasthan Schools (Regulation of Fee) Act; Reads Down Sections 4, 7 and 10
3 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Validity of the Rajasthan Schools (Regulation of Fee) Act; Reads Down Sections 4, 7 and 10

Live Law  

The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the Rajasthan Schools Act, 2016.The bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari however read down Sections 4, 7 and 10 of the Act. "The dispensation envisaged under Section 6 of the impugned Act of 2016 is not intended to undermine the autonomy of the school Management in the matter of determination …

Karnataka High Court Protects CBSE, ICSE Schools From Coercive Action Under Govt Order Barring Collection Of Fees Above 70%
3 years, 9 months ago

Karnataka High Court Protects CBSE, ICSE Schools From Coercive Action Under Govt Order Barring Collection Of Fees Above 70%

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has directed State Authorities not to take any coercive steps against members of the Association of India Schools, affiliated to the CBSE and the ICSE for any breaches of the the government order by which it asked only for the Academic Year 2020-21 to collect only 70% Tuition Fees from the parents as collected for the …

Maharashtra GR against fee hike not being applicable for schools who decided fees before May 2020
3 years, 9 months ago

Maharashtra GR against fee hike not being applicable for schools who decided fees before May 2020

India Today  

The Bombay High Court has said that the Maharashtra government's resolution of ordering schools to not increase the fees for the academic year 2020-2021, in view of the pandemic, was only prospective in nature and cannot apply to schools that have already fixed their fee for the Academic Year 2020-2021. The division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Dutta and G …

Odisha govt announces reduction in tuition fee in all aided, unaided private schools
3 years, 11 months ago

Odisha govt announces reduction in tuition fee in all aided, unaided private schools

India TV News  

In a major relief for students and their guardians, the Odisha government has announced a reduction of tuition fees in all aided and unaided private schools for the 2020-2021 academic session in wake of the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic situation. While there will be no waiver for schools charging Rs 6,000 per annum, those charging between Rs 6,001 to Rs 12,001 …

School fees can be decided by audit of schools' spendings: Rajasthan govt tells HC
4 years ago

School fees can be decided by audit of schools' spendings: Rajasthan govt tells HC

India Today  

Rajasthan government today informed Rajasthan High Court that since schools have been shut in the state for students during the pandemic and there has been negligible spending by schools on infrastructure, fees for students can be decided by getting audit done of schools' spendings. Parents protest over school fees On November 30, parents staged a protest against schools demanding fees …

In Rajasthan: Parents, schools at loggerheads over issue of fees in Corona era
4 years ago

In Rajasthan: Parents, schools at loggerheads over issue of fees in Corona era

India Today  

Parents staged a protest on Monday against schools demanding fees amid the Covid-19 pandemic at Jaipur's Shaheed Smarak. Parents alleged that schools are pressurizing them to pay fee amid the Covid-19 pandemic knowing the fact that everyone is going through tough economic conditions. They mentioned that they had met Rajasthan education minister but to no avail and that the Gehlot …

Reduce fees by 20%, cannot hike fees this year: Calcutta HC tells private schools
4 years, 2 months ago

Reduce fees by 20%, cannot hike fees this year: Calcutta HC tells private schools

India Today  

In a huge relief for parents, the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered private schools in the state to reduce fees by a minimum of 20 percent across the board. While accepting the autonomy of private unaided schools to determine individual fee structures, as long as there was no element of “profit-making”, the Court ruled that there will be no …

Calcutta HC Directs Private Schools in West Bengal to Reduce Tuition Fees by 20% Amid Pandemic
4 years, 2 months ago

Calcutta HC Directs Private Schools in West Bengal to Reduce Tuition Fees by 20% Amid Pandemic

News 18  

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed private schools in West Bengal to reduce the tuition fees by 20 per cent for the COVID-19 pandemic period. Earlier, in May, 2020, a petition was filed in the Calcutta High Court seeking directions to the Bengal government to regulate the fee structure of unaided private schools. Following which, State Education Minister Partha …

Gujarat private schools to take 25 per cent fee cut
4 years, 2 months ago

Gujarat private schools to take 25 per cent fee cut

India TV News  

The Gujarat government on Wednesday asked all private schools to take a 25 per cent cut in annual school fees, in relief to parents of school-going children hit by economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the resultant lockdown. Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama told reporters in Gandhinagar that school owners have agreed to collect 25 per cent less fees …

25% fee waiver in all Gujarat schools for 2020-21, including CBSE schools
4 years, 2 months ago

25% fee waiver in all Gujarat schools for 2020-21, including CBSE schools

India Today  

Gujarat Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama said that self-financed schools in Gujarat have agreed toa 25% tuition fee cut for June 2020 to March 2021. This was as per the agreement earlier this month by the authorities of several self-financed schools after the state government propped a 25% fee cut for the year 2020-21 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and shutdown …

30% fee waiver in private schools of Odisha proposed by education dept
4 years, 2 months ago

30% fee waiver in private schools of Odisha proposed by education dept

India Today  

Odisha’s Department of School and Mass Education has submitted a report to the High Court calling for up to a 30% fee waiver for private school students. Fee waiver details for private schools in Odisha As per the submitted report, a senior official from the education department said that an MoU had been signed by 14 members agreeing to a …

Online Classes: Rajasthan HC Says Schools Cannot Be Deprived Of Tuition Fees; Allows Them To Collect 70% Tuition Fees In 3 Installments [Read Order]
4 years, 3 months ago

Online Classes: Rajasthan HC Says Schools Cannot Be Deprived Of Tuition Fees; Allows Them To Collect 70% Tuition Fees In 3 Installments [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Rajasthan High Court has made a prima facie observation that schools cannot be deprived of tuition fees from students with respect to online classes.At the same time, the Court noted that the operational costs of the school at present were less when compared to normal times. Accordingly, a single bench passed an interim order allowing schools to take 70% …

Assam Govt Asks Private Schools to Slash Fees by 25% Effective from May Till Re-opening
4 years, 4 months ago

Assam Govt Asks Private Schools to Slash Fees by 25% Effective from May Till Re-opening

News 18  

The Assam government on Friday asked all the private schools to slash 25 per cent fee from pre-school to Class XII standard from May till the schools open, Education and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Sarma, who also holds the Finance portfolio, in a tweet said: "In view of Covid-19 pandemic, we have advised all private educational institutions to …

25% fees to be waived off in all Assam private schools
4 years, 4 months ago

25% fees to be waived off in all Assam private schools

India Today  

The Assam government recently issued a circular to all private schools, directing them to waive off 25 percent of school fees for this year. “In view of the COVID19 pandemic, we've advised all private educational institutions to offer at least 25% concessions in monthly fees, from May 1, 2020, till the formal opening of schools.” He further said that the …

No student to be struck off school rolls for non-payment of fee: Punjab and Haryana HC
4 years, 5 months ago

No student to be struck off school rolls for non-payment of fee: Punjab and Haryana HC

India TV News  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday said the names of students will not be struck off the rolls of private schools in Punjab on account of non-payment of fee. The move comes as a major relief for parents of students of private unaided schools who had expressed financial difficulty in paying fee for the lockdown period, and whose …

School fees during lockdown: Parents from different states move Supreme Court, seek moratorium on dues
4 years, 5 months ago

School fees during lockdown: Parents from different states move Supreme Court, seek moratorium on dues

Firstpost  

Parents of the school going children who have moved the top court hail from Rajasthan, Odisha, Punjab, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Delhi and Maharashtra. A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court by the parents of children from different States seeking declaration of moratorium or deferment of payment of school fees during the COVID-19 induced lockdown. The plea “The Petitioners …

All Schools Entitled To Collect Tuition Fee, Regardless Of Whether Online Classes Were Offered During Lockdown : P & H HC [Read Order]
4 years, 5 months ago

All Schools Entitled To Collect Tuition Fee, Regardless Of Whether Online Classes Were Offered During Lockdown : P & H HC [Read Order]

Live Law  

The High Court of Punjab and Haryana on Tuesday held that all schools, irrespective of whether they offered online classes during the lock-down period or not, are entitled to collect the tuition fee. All schools, irrespective whether they offered online classes during the lockdown period or not, are entitled to collect the tuition fee. The May 14 directions advising schools …

Bombay HC Grants Interim Stay On State's GR Prohibiting Schools & Educational Institutions From Charging Hiked School Fee For 2020-21 Session
4 years, 5 months ago

Bombay HC Grants Interim Stay On State's GR Prohibiting Schools & Educational Institutions From Charging Hiked School Fee For 2020-21 Session

Live Law  

In a setback to parents of school going kids, the Bombay High Court on Friday stayed the government resolution dated May 8, 2020 issued by the State government prohibiting schools and educational institutions from charging fees at hiked rate for the 2020-21 session. The division bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice RI Chagla were hearing a batch of four …

'Highly Onerous For Parents To Pay For All Services Which Are Not Even Used By Their Wards': Plea In Allahabad HC For Relaxation Of Private School Fees During Lockdown
4 years, 6 months ago

'Highly Onerous For Parents To Pay For All Services Which Are Not Even Used By Their Wards': Plea In Allahabad HC For Relaxation Of Private School Fees During Lockdown

Live Law  

A PIL has been filed in the Allahabad High Court seeking a direction to all private schools in the State to charge only tuition fee and desist from levying other ancillary charges, until the lockdown prevails. The Petitioners, through Advocate Yash Tandon, have pointed out that even though schools were not charging transportation fee, in terms of the Govt order …

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