Private schools asked to return excess fees

The Delhi government has asked 472 private unaided schools to return the excess fee they were found to be charging from students.

A circular issued by the Directorate of Education has asked all the schools to return excess fee within 15 days.

A committee headed by Justice Anil Dev Singh had identified the schools that were overcharging parents on the pretext of implementing recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission while not doing the same.

The panel was constituted in the year 2014 following the Delhi High Court's order and has so far submitted eight interim reports to be implemented by the principals of schools.

“The schools that have charged excess fee to implement 6th Pay Commission but have not implemented the same are directed to make the payments to its staff as per the commission recommendations, out of the excess fee collected, with 9 per cent interest, without further raising any fresh demand from the parents or students,” a circular issued by DoE said.

“And if after implementing the 6th CPC in the school, there still remains excess money charged from the students/ parents by such school, it shall be refunded to the concerned person,” it added.

The schools have also been asked to submit a compliance report on the same.