JOIN USThe state government will bring a law to restrain private schools in Rajasthan from increasing students’ fee at their whim. The decision was made public during a hearing on a petition in the Rajasthan high court.
Additional advocate general Nasir Ali Naqvi informed the high court that a Fee Fixation Regulation Bill will be introduced in the state to regulate the fee structure of private schools.
The division bench of Justice Arun Mishra and Justice Narendra Kumar Jain gave the state government three weeks time to act on a Public Interest litigation (PIL) filed by Mohit Soni.
During the hearing, Naqvi informed the court that the government has taken frequent increase in school fee seriously and has decided to introduce a guideline for ascertaining the fee. Taking his reply on record, the court deferred the hearing in the case for three weeks.
Meanwhile, private schools have decided to wait for the government’s next move. President
of unaided private schools of Rajasthan, Damodar Goyal did not want to comment on the issue now. He said he could only say something after the details of the regulation are made public.
Two years back the state government had allowed a maximum of 10% increase in tuition fee in a year but the schools were violating the guidelines.
The PIL filed by Mohit Soni said schools increase the fees often and quoting an exorbitant increase in uniform and tuition fee of students.