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India Today
3 days ago
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- India Today
Loot alliance of BJP, education mafia: AAP protests against school fee hike bill
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs on Monday protested against a bill to regulate fee hikes by schools in the Delhi Assembly premises, calling it a "sham" designed to favour private school Delhi School Education Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees Bill, 2025 was tabled on the first day of the Monsoon session of the legislators, led by Leader of the Opposition, Atishi, protested in front of Mahatma Gandhi's Calling the bill a "calculated sham", former Delhi chief minister Atishi accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government of protecting private school interests rather than those of parents., AAP@AtishiAAP AAP Loot Fees Bill AAP (@AamAadmiParty) August 4, 2025"This bill is not about transparency. It is about facilitating fee hikes by private schools. The BJP has delayed this bill since April so that schools could increase fees unchecked," she said the bill, brought to the assembly in the ongoing Monsoon session, lacks any provision for a rollback of hiked fees and proposes a fee fixation committee that would be headed by the school management demanded that the bill be referred to a select committee for wider consultation and urged the government to freeze school fees at 2024–25 levels until the legislation is finalised."The AAP will continue to fight for the rights of Delhi's parents and children. The BJP will have to listen," she said. The AAP MLAs on Monday walked out of the House proceedings over the to reporters, Atishi said, "There is collusion between BJP and Private Schools. It has been 4 months, private schools have forcefully collected increased fees by threatening parents, and now a law has been introduced that is completely fraudulent. The committee will be formed under the chairmanship of the management that wants to increase school fees. Will they increase the fees according to the parents' wishes? There is not even a provision for an audit."The party demanded that the bill be sent to a Select Committee, opinions be taken from parents, and the increased fees that have been collected be demands are:The bill should be sent to the Select CommitteeThe fees for 2024-25 should be frozenOn Monday, Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood introduced 'The Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees) Bill, 2025' in the Delhi Assembly. The bill, if passed, would grant the government greater oversight over how private schools revise their fees and impose penalties for arbitrary hikes.- EndsMust Watch IN THIS STORY#AAM AADMI PARTY#Bharatiya Janta Party#Delhi
Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
AAP says Delhi govt bill on school fee hike favours private school owners, holds protest
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs on Monday protested against a bill to regulate fee hikes by schools in the Delhi Assembly premises, calling it a "sham" designed to favour private school owners. AAP says Delhi govt bill on school fee hike favours private school owners(Sunil Ghosh / Hindustan Times / For representation) Also read: Delhi govt tables education bill to curb 'arbitrary' fee hikes The Delhi School Education Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees Bill, 2025 was tabled on the first day of the Monsoon session of the assembly. AAP legislators, led by Leader of Opposition Atishi, protested in front of Mahatma Gandhi's statue. Calling the bill a "calculated sham", former Delhi chief minister Atishi accused the BJP-led government of protecting private school interests rather than those of parents. "This bill is not about transparency. It is about facilitating fee hikes by private schools. The BJP has delayed this bill since April so that schools could increase fees unchecked," she alleged. Also read: 14 Delhi govt school students selected for vocational training in Germany Atishi said the bill, brought to the assembly in the ongoing Monsoon session, lacks any provision for a rollback of hiked fees and proposes a fee fixation committee that would be headed by the school management itself. She demanded that the bill be referred to a select committee for wider consultation and urged the government to freeze school fees at 2024-25 levels until the legislation is finalised. Also read: How to prepare your child for preschool? Check these 8 tips by UNICEF "The AAP will continue to fight for the rights of Delhi's parents and children. The BJP will have to listen," she said. The AAP MLAs on Monday walked out of the House proceedings over the bill.
The Print
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Print
AAP says Delhi govt bill on school fee hike favours private school owners, holds protest
AAP legislators, led by Leader of Opposition Atishi, protested in front of Mahatma Gandhi's statue. The Delhi School Education Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees Bill, 2025 was tabled on the first day of the Monsoon session of the assembly. New Delhi, Aug 4 (PTI) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs on Monday protested against a bill to regulate fee hikes by schools in the Delhi Assembly premises, calling it a 'sham' designed to favour private school owners. Calling the bill a 'calculated sham', former Delhi chief minister Atishi accused the BJP-led government of protecting private school interests rather than those of parents. 'This bill is not about transparency. It is about facilitating fee hikes by private schools. The BJP has delayed this bill since April so that schools could increase fees unchecked,' she alleged. Atishi said the bill, brought to the assembly in the ongoing Monsoon session, lacks any provision for a rollback of hiked fees and proposes a fee fixation committee that would be headed by the school management itself. She demanded that the bill be referred to a select committee for wider consultation and urged the government to freeze school fees at 2024-25 levels until the legislation is finalised. 'The AAP will continue to fight for the rights of Delhi's parents and children. The BJP will have to listen,' she said. The AAP MLAs on Monday walked out of the House proceedings over the bill. PTI SLB SKY SKY This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Delhi govt tables bill to regulate fee hikes by private schools in Assembly
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Education Minister Ashish Sood on Monday tabled a bill to regulate fee hikes by private schools in Delhi on the first day of the Monsoon session of the Assembly, claiming "threats" were issued to stop it in its of the introduction of the Delhi School Education Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees Bill, 2025, in the Assembly, Sood said a hike in fees by private schools was the "biggest legacy" issue that the Rekha Gupta government is going to year, parents of schoolchildren were affected by the hike in private school fees, he said. Efforts were made to "scare us from tabling the bill in the Assembly by the education mafia and those having nexus with it."He said allegations were levelled against him as well as the chief minister to stop the bill. "We decided to bring this bill despite the pressure and threat to stop it."Sood also slammed the previous AAP government in Delhi, accusing it of "underhanded dealing" with private schools that hiked fees without any bill was prepared with a top-to-bottom approach, inspired by the concept of "government by the people for the people," he said."This bill, after becoming law, will enhance transparency and stop malpractice through a strong regulatory mechanism involving Committees at three levels and provisions of penalties and termination of recognition of schools on violations of its provisions," he bill lays down that recognised, private, and unaided schools found arbitrarily increasing fees will face a fine ranging from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 3 lakh on the first violation. It could be as high as Rs 10 lakh on repeated proposes the formation of three committees - at the school, district, and state level - to decide on fee hikes. The decisions on the fee hike will be binding for three private unaided school, including those offering Indian and foreign curricula, minority-run schools, and institutions on concessional land, will be required to form a School Level Fee Regulation Committee by July 15 every academic of Opposition Atishi demanded that the bill be sent to a 'Select Committee' before it is considered in the House. She also demanded that fees be frozen at the 2024-25 level so that no fresh hike would be implemented by the schools.
News18
4 days ago
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- News18
Delhi govt tables bill to regulate fee hikes by private schools in Assembly
Agency: PTI New Delhi, Aug 4 (PTI) Education Minister Ashish Sood on Monday tabled a bill to regulate fee hikes by private schools in Delhi on the first day of the Monsoon session of the Assembly, claiming 'threats" were issued to stop it in its tracks. Ahead of the introduction of the Delhi School Education Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees Bill, 2025, in the Assembly, Sood said a hike in fees by private schools was the 'biggest legacy" issue that the Rekha Gupta government is going to solve. Every year, parents of schoolchildren were affected by the hike in private school fees, he said. Efforts were made to 'scare us from tabling the bill in the Assembly by the education mafia and those having nexus with it." He said allegations were levelled against him as well as the chief minister to stop the bill. 'We decided to bring this bill despite the pressure and threat to stop it." Sood also slammed the previous AAP government in Delhi, accusing it of 'underhanded dealing" with private schools that hiked fees without any fear. The bill was prepared with a top-to-bottom approach, inspired by the concept of 'government by the people for the people," he said. 'This bill, after becoming law, will enhance transparency and stop malpractice through a strong regulatory mechanism involving Committees at three levels and provisions of penalties and termination of recognition of schools on violations of its provisions," he said. The bill lays down that recognised, private, and unaided schools found arbitrarily increasing fees will face a fine ranging from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 3 lakh on the first violation. It could be as high as Rs 10 lakh on repeated violations. It proposes the formation of three committees — at the school, district, and state level — to decide on fee hikes. The decisions on the fee hike will be binding for three years. Each private unaided school, including those offering Indian and foreign curricula, minority-run schools, and institutions on concessional land, will be required to form a School Level Fee Regulation Committee by July 15 every academic year. Leader of Opposition Atishi demanded that the bill be sent to a 'Select Committee' before it is considered in the House. She also demanded that fees be frozen at the 2024–25 level so that no fresh hike would be implemented by the schools. PTI MHS VIT HIG view comments First Published: August 04, 2025, 20:45 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
