Vadodara: The fee regulation committee (FRC) of Vadodara division has ordered two private schools in the city to refund excess fees charged by them in the years 2019 and 2020 to students. In all, these schools will have to refund Rs 63.15lakh to students or adjust them against the fees in future.
The orders were issued by the FRC after it received complaints against the two schools. The schools were also asked to present their case before issuing the orders.
In the first order a school in the city has been asked to refund fees to 516 students. The excess fees was charged during the year 2019-10. The total amounts to Rs 36.99lakh.
In the case of another school, the committee ordered refund of Rs 26.16lakh charged in excess from 1,563 students there in 2020. The school will have to repay or adjust fees amounting to Rs 26.16lakh.
Member of the committee Keyur Rokadia said that both the schools had also charged excess fees in previous years too. “But a decision in this regard can be taken only after the Supreme Court decides on the petition filed by the schools,” he said.