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The Centre is planning to bring in a regulation to check arbitrary fee hikes by private schools. The proposal came after the success of the Uttar Pradesh government‘s legislation, brought in this year, to regulate fees charged by private schools, including minority ones, in the state. These regulations will apply to schools that charge more than Rs. 20,000 per annum as fees.
“It is for the states to regulate fees as the schools are registered there. The central government is having internal discussions on this. It’s also reaching out to states and other stakeholders for a consensus,” said an official. The Centre is consulting all stakeholders and trying to build a consensus before the move is implemented. This is applicable to all private schools, including the minority ones which are affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) and the UP board.
“The success of the fee cap in private schools of UP has been closely studied by the central government with an aim to extend it to other states. We have realized that whenever you take all stakeholders into confidence and engage with them, listen and address their concerns, the consensus is reached. This is the reason for the success in UP. Some of the good practices of states should be encouraged so that others can also benefit from these,” thus said as an apparent denouement.
