: The Delhi government has asked all private schools in the Capital to seek prior sanction from the Directorate of Education (DoE) before increasing student fee. It also directed the schools to submit fee hike proposals by May 31.
Key documents including details of receipts and payment account, income and expenditure account, balance sheet for 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 along with budget estimates for next year, statement of salary disbursed to staff, and detail of all funds — reserve, general and gratuity, also need to be submitted by the schools.
The proposals have to be submitted on DoE’s website by May 31 following which they will be scrutinised by a team of officials.
The government has taken this step after distressed parents recently approached Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and complained of 22 per cent to 55 per cent fee hike.
Mr. Sisodia had directed the DoE to take action against the “errant” schools that not only hiked fees but also “compelled” students to buy books from private publishers.
The DoE directed the Rohini and Mathura branch of Delhi Public School to rollback fee hike and give a refund.
— PTI
