Delhi: Schools write in with demand for hiked fee, arrears

Delhi | Tuesday | 19th March, 2019

Summary:

What happened to the CM’s announcement that they have stopped private schools from increasing fees?” asked a parent who lives in Vikaspuri. NEW DELHI: With Delhi high court giving interim relief to private unaided schools on fees, messages and circulars have started reaching parents asking them to pay the increased fees and arrears. A prominent school in south Delhi was informed that its proposal for the 2017-18 session was rejected in January this year. The earlier order of 10% hike was withdrawn by DoE following complaints about arbitrary increase of fees. We generally stagger the timeframe to make it convenient for parents,” said a school’s principal.The court had quashed the 2018 order of DoE barring private schools from increasing fees for implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission..