The protestors claimed that no action has been taken against any schools which have not adhered to laws that mandate such institutes to make public the account of their income and expenditure, share the details of the salary given to the teachers, etc.
Several parents have also been alleging that transportation fees in the majority of schools have gone up by up to 30 per cent.
Commission Chairman Justice (Retd) R Kanta Rao said that the maximum annual tuition fee for schools in gram panchayats has been fixed at Rs 10,000 for primary classes and Rs 12,000 for higher classes. In municipalities, it is Rs 11,000 and Rs 15,000 and in municipal corporations Rs 12,000 and Rs 18,000 respectively, he said.
Tamil Nadu Education Department has reiterated that all unaided private schools in the state must follow the guidelines laid down by the Madras High Court in collecting fees
Private schools in the national capital can collect fees on a monthly basis with a 15 per cent reduction in lieu of facilities that could not be utilised by students during the lockdown period, the Delhi government announced on Thursday.
In a shocking case, a Class 10 student of a private school in Hyderabad died by suicide after her labourer parents could now clear her fee dues.
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed a 20 per cent reduction in schools' tuition fee in West Bengal during the coronavirus pandemic period. The court's order will be binding for all non-government aided schools in Bengal.
A government circular of July 20 addressed to the heads of all schools concerned on fees chargeable from the students for the academic session 2020-21 was placed before the division bench hearing the matter.
Despite the presence of the police on the route, the group of women suddenly came on to the road at Scheme No. 140 area to stop Chouhan's motorcade as they wanted to air their grievances.
The interim relief came during a hearing by the division bench of the high court on Monday, following an appeal filed by the state government.
The Uttar Pradesh government Monday instructed all schools to not hike fees in academic session 2020-21. The decision comes amid the current situation due to the coronavirus outbreak and a nationwide lockdown.
While parents are waiting for school fee waiver during the lockdown due to COVID-19 situation in the country, several schools have announced a fee hike adding to their woes.
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