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Hans India
5 days ago
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- Hans India
Delhi Assembly passes School Fee Regulation Bill 2025
*The Delhi Legislative Assembly has passed the 'School Fee Regulation Bill, 2025,' Granting Parents veto Power over any proposed school fee Hikes. Under the new legislation, School Managements will no longer be able to Unilaterally Impose fee increases without Obtaining prior approval from parent Representatives. The bill aims to ensure Transparency, Prevent Arbitrary fee Revisions, and Safeguard the Financial Interests of Students' Families.
News18
5 days ago
- Politics
- News18
Delhi Assembly passes school fee regulation bill, gives veto power to parents
New Delhi, Jul 8 (PTI) The Delhi Assembly on Friday passed the School Fee Regulation Bill, 2025, which gives veto power to parents in decisions regarding fee hikes, ensuring that school managements cannot unilaterally impose fee increases. Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood, in the Assembly, said, 'If even a single parent member disagrees, the proposal for fee hike will not be approved. They will have veto power, and the management cannot impose its decision unilaterally." According to the provisions of the Delhi School Education Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees Bill, 2025, schools found arbitrarily hiking fees could face penalties ranging from fines to losing their right to propose fee revisions in the future. The Bill lays out that if a school charges fees beyond the permitted limit, it must refund the excess amount within 20 working days. Failing to do so will invite escalating penalties — the fine doubled after 20 days, triple after 40 days, and will continue to increase with every 20-day delay. According to the Bill, a first-time violation will attract a fine between Rs 1 lakh and Rs 5 lakh. Repeat offences will lead to penalties ranging from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 10 lakh. Persistent violators may also be barred from holding official posts in the school management. The Revision Committee, as outlined in the Bill, will be headed by the Director of Education and will include an eminent educationist, a chartered accountant, the Controller of Accounts, representatives of schools and parents, and a former education official. Its decisions will be binding for a period of three years. The Bill further proposes that the District Committee will be chaired by the District Director of Education and include the zone's Deputy Director of Education, two principals nominated by the Directorate of Education (DoE), and two parent representatives also nominated by the DoE. Each private unaided school including those following Indian or foreign curricula, minority-run schools, and those allocated government land at concessional rates will be required to establish a School Level Fee Regulation Committee by July 15 of every academic year, under the bill. The Bill specifies that the school-level committee will be chaired by a management representative, with the principal as secretary. It will also include three teachers, five parents (selected by draw of lots), one nominee from the DoE, at least one member from SC/ST/OBC categories, and at least two women. The committee's tenure will be one academic year. According to the Bill, the list of committee members must be displayed within seven working days of its formation, and the committee must conduct its first general meeting before August 15. Parents cannot serve on the committee for more than two consecutive years and will be eligible for renomination only after a two-year gap. The Bill also mentions that while schools retain the autonomy to propose fee structures, it must be done within a prescribed framework. For the academic year 2025'�26, the fees already charged from April 1, 2025, will be considered the proposed fees. Appeals related to fee disputes can first be taken to the District Committee. If unresolved, the matter can be escalated to the Revision Committee, whose decisions will be final and binding, as stated in the Bill. PTI SHB NB NB (This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed - PTI) view comments First Published: August 09, 2025, 00:30 IST News agency-feeds Delhi Assembly passes school fee regulation bill, gives veto power to parents 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.
Hans India
7 days ago
- Politics
- Hans India
AAP raises alarm over Delhi School Fee Regulation Bill
New Delhi: The Delhi government's newly introduced School Fee Regulation Bill has triggered sharp criticism from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), with the party accusing the administration of siding with private school managements and ignoring the concerns of parents. The bill, tabled in the Delhi Assembly, aims to regulate fee hikes in private schools across the capital. However, AAP legislators, led by Opposition Leader Atishi, argue that the bill is fundamentally flawed and demands urgent amendments before it is passed. Atishi alleged that the bill had been drafted to benefit private school owners rather than serve the interests of students and parents. 'The structure of the fee regulation committee is problematic. It is led by members of the school management, and only five parent representatives are included, cho-sen through a draw of slips,' she said. AAP has proposed an amendment to Section 4 of the bill, demanding that the number of parent representatives be increased to ten. Additionally, they insist that these members be elected through a general body election of parents rather than random added that the MLA from Bu-rari has officially requested that the bill be sent to a Select Committee, so that parents' perspectives can be properly incorporated into the legislative process. Highlighting the persistent rise in private school fees, Atishi accused the BJP of failing to act on the issue. She stated that the AAP Legislative Party has proposed a fee freeze,schools should not be al-lowed to charge more than their 2024–25 academic year fees until their accounts have been audit-ed. Under AAP's proposal, all private schools would be required to submit their previous year's financial records for audit by a regulatory committee. These audited reports would then be shared with par-ents, who would have 15 days to submit feedback. Only after this feedback process would the committee be allowed to make fee-related decisions. 'The BJP's reluctance to audit school accounts raises questions about transparency. Without proper audits, there is no accountability,' she said. AAP also raised concerns about restrictive provisions in the bill that hinder parents' ability to file complaints. As it stands, the bill mandates that a complaint can only be considered if it has the signa-tures of at least 15 percent of all parents in the school. Atishi called this clause undemocratic and unworkable, especially for smaller groups of concerned parents. 'We have demanded an amend-ment so that if even 15 parents submit a complaint, it must be addressed,' she said. Moreover, AAP expressed alarm over a clause that removes the right of parents to challenge the fee committee's decision in court. According to the bill, once the committee delivers its verdict, parents would be barred from seeking judicial review.
