Private schools in Chandigarh barred from increasing fee for the academic session 2020-21
Representational Image. (Getty Images) CHANDIGARH: In fresh orders issued by UT education department on Wednesday, ordered that there will be no hike in school fees for the academic session 2020-21. It has been further stated that the tuition fee will be charged at same rates, as charged in 2019-20. Also all private schools will have to display fee structure on its website and inform UT on or before June 15.
On May 19, UT education department had asked all schools to charge only tuition fee on monthly basis from parents.
The new order had come after education department received various complaints affected parents that schools were collecting extra charges besides tuition fees. Many schools in UT Chandigarh have already hiked the fees while some were to charge hiked fees from June onwards.
The recent order read as “There will be no increase in school fee for the year 2020-21 without specific approval from the Administration. Tuition fee will be charged at same rates, as was charged in the year 2019-20. No hidden/additional charges will be included. All private schools shall display the details of fee structure (specifically tuition fee), as per the provisions of section 5(c) of Fee Regulation Act, 2016 on their website and will also intimate the same to Administration on or before June 15, 2020.”
On May 19, UT education department had asked all schools to charge only tuition fee on monthly basis from parents.
The new order had come after education department received various complaints affected parents that schools were collecting extra charges besides tuition fees. Many schools in UT Chandigarh have already hiked the fees while some were to charge hiked fees from June onwards.
The recent order read as “There will be no increase in school fee for the year 2020-21 without specific approval from the Administration. Tuition fee will be charged at same rates, as was charged in the year 2019-20. No hidden/additional charges will be included. All private schools shall display the details of fee structure (specifically tuition fee), as per the provisions of section 5(c) of Fee Regulation Act, 2016 on their website and will also intimate the same to Administration on or before June 15, 2020.”
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