New Delhi: No private school in the national capital can hike the fees or can charge anything from the parents other than one-month tuition fee, Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia announced on Friday.
Speaking to the media, Sisodia said the government has taken this decision after it came to light that private schools were increasing their fee, even when the country is facing such a difficult time.
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"Education and economy were worst affected by the COVID-19 crisis. We are taking an online class and taking various steps to ensure education to the students of the government school."
Sisodia said a lot of private schools are increasing fee, taking transportation fee or other such charges.
"I also got to know they are not letting students take online classes if they failed to submit the fee."
Sisodia said that the Delhi government has passed an order barring schools to take any other change apart from the one-month tuition fee.
"Any private school will not be allowed to increase the fee without the government's permission and no school can take the fee for three months. They can only take the tuition fee per month. If any parent is unable to pay the fee, students should not be barred from attending online classes," he said.