Halfway into academic year, Gautam Budh Nagar yet to implement fee order

  • | Tuesday | 18th September, 2018

So, it is high time we saw action on the ground because the academic year is halfway through and various kinds of excessive fees are being levied by private schools,” said Yatendra Kasana, president of Parents Association of Gautam Budh Nagar. “The district administrators are now empowered to implement the fee ordnance. “We have presented several cases of fee-related complaints with the district magistrate already. The rules pertaining to private schools will be upheld by the respective DMs, based on complaints by parents,” he said.“The complaints about excessive fee should be brought to the notice of the DM who should then intervene. However, the first and basic fee of the school is not affected by the ordinance, all extra charges will now on be regulated as per the guidelines,” Sharma added.Parents are a frustrated lot.

NOIDA: Six months into the academic year and the district administration is yet to implement an ordinance on fee that schools can charge.While the district magistrate says he’s yet to receive a copy of the UP school ordinance, the education minister claims the same is already in effect.The Uttar Pradesh Government Self-Financed Schools (Fixation of Fee) ordnance was cleared by Yogi Adityanath government on April 3, 2018, and was signed by the governor on April 9. As per the provisions of the ordinance, which covers all private CBSE, ICSE and state board-affiliated schools, all private schools that charge more than Rs 20,000 annually will have to revise their fee structure for all classes so as to bring down the financial burden on parents.But district magistrate of Gautam Budh Nagar , BN Singh, said, “Once we get a copy of the ordnance, I shall set up a committee that will look into all complaints on fee-related issues in private schools. But so far, I have not received any orders from the state government to resume action.”However, talking to TOI over the phone from Lucknow, deputy chief minister and state education minister Dinesh Sharma said the ordinance was very much in effect. “The district administrators are now empowered to implement the fee ordnance. The rules pertaining to private schools will be upheld by the respective DMs, based on complaints by parents,” he said.“The complaints about excessive fee should be brought to the notice of the DM who should then intervene. However, the first and basic fee of the school is not affected by the ordinance, all extra charges will now on be regulated as per the guidelines,” Sharma added.Parents are a frustrated lot. “We have presented several cases of fee-related complaints with the district magistrate already. So, it is high time we saw action on the ground because the academic year is halfway through and various kinds of excessive fees are being levied by private schools,” said Yatendra Kasana, president of Parents Association of Gautam Budh Nagar.

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