75 pre-schools in rural and urban areas of Ahmedabad under scrutiny for charging unapproved fees
Ahmedabad: In Ahmedabad city and rural areas, around 75 pre-schools are likely to face action in the coming days for collecting excessive fees without approval from the
fee regulatory committee
(FRC). A recent investigation revealed that these pre-schools did not obtain the required approval from the FRC before determining and charging fees.
According to rules under the
Gujarat Self-Financed Schools
(Regulation of Fees) Act, 2017, all private schools, including those running pre-schools affiliated with primary schools, must seek FRC approval for fee structures. However, several institutions continued to charge high fees without submitting necessary proposals or affidavits to the FRC. Some of these schools have already received official notices and were called for in-person hearings.
The law mandates that private schools submit an affidavit along with a proposal to the FRC, after which the committee finalises fees for three years. Until recently, there was no registration process for pre-schools, but this is now being implemented. Despite this, many pre-schools functioning under primary school campuses have bypassed the fee approval process.
After receiving complaints about certain pre-schools in Ahmedabad, the FRC directed all district education officers (DEOs) and district primary education officers (DPEOs) to inspect pre-primary units functioning under the same trust or campus as primary schools.
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They have been instructed to submit details of any pre-schools charging fees without approval.
The FRC identified 75 such pre-schools across Ahmedabad urban and rural areas. These schools are now under review, and strict actions, including penalties or further legal steps, may be taken against them for violating fee regulations.
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