Instructions to collectors to strictly stop arbitrary fees being taken by private schools

In order to strictly stop the arbitrary fees being charged by private schools being operated in Chhattisgarh, the state government has asked all the collectors of the state to constitute district level fee regulation committees and the provisions of Chhattisgarh Non-Government School Fee Regulation Act-2020. Instructions have been given to ensure strict compliance. Principal Secretary School Education Dr. Alok Shukla has asked the collectors to take necessary action under the provisions of the Act after obtaining information regarding the fees of all private schools in their district, so that the fees are not increased by private schools in an uncontrolled manner and Parents should not face any difficulty. Along with the letters referred to the collectors, the photocopies of the Act and the Acts made under the Act have also been sent. Principal Secretary Dr. Shukla has said in the letter issued to the collectors that such information has been received from various sources that the non-government schools have increased their fees unusually without following the provisions of the Act, due to which the parents are facing difficulties. Have to match. Drawing the attention of the District Collectors to the sub-section 8 of Section 10 of the Act, he said that there is a provision in this that the school fees can be increased by the committee at a time by a maximum of 8 percent. To increase the fee beyond this, the school fee committee will have to present its proposal before the district fee committee. A reasonable decision will be taken on this proposal by the Fee Regulation Committee at the district level. Under Section-13 of the Act, the District Committee has the right to hear appeals against the School Fee Committee. According to Section 4 of the Act, the District Fee Committee is headed by the District Collector and the District Education Officer is the Secretary. The District Collectors have been empowered enough in the Act to regulate the uncontrolled fee hike by private schools. Like this:Like Loading… Continue Reading