Karnataka education dept sets up fee dispute redressal committees
Representative Image. (Getty Images)BENGALURU: The department of public instruction has announced the grievance redressal committees for fee related issues in all educational districts. Parents who have issues with the schools on fee-related matters can approach the committee.
The government had announced that private schools can collect only 70% of the annual tuition fee for this academic year in view of the pandemic. No other fees under other headers like special development fees can be collected. However, despite the order, unaided schools continued to demand full fees from parents, continuing the friction between parents and the management.
Parents who want to register a complaint have to submit proof or documents of school seeking more fees than that is allowed. Schools will have to give a written explanation as to why it has violated the norms. It should also submit an affidavit that the child’s education will not be affected until the case is disposed of.
The committee is expected to dispose of the case in a maximum of three sittings. Hearings should be done every Monday and a speaking order released on the same day.
Committee members for Bengaluru
Bengaluru North District, zone 1: Director (other examination) Karnataka State Secondary Education Examination Board, KSEEB; Deputy Director, Directorate of public instruction; Kodandaramaiah, Senior Assistant Director, KSEEB
Zone 2: Associate director-midday meals scheme, Bengaluru, deputy director (administration), North district and senior assistant director, mid day meals scheme
Zone 3: Associate director (administration), Samagra Shikshana Karnataka; deputy director (administration) SSK; programme coordinator (SATS: Student Attendance Tracking System)
Zone 4: Director KSEEB , deputy director development, Bangalore DIET; Basavaraja Gowda, senior assistant director, KSEEB (other exams)
Bengaluru South Zone 1: Director (quality) SSK; deputy director (quality) SSK; project coordinator OOSC division, SSK
South zone 2: Associate director, school education, commissioners office, Bengaluru; deputy dircetor, (planning); senior assistant director, planning division, CPI, Bengaluru
South zone 3: Director, Karnataka Textbook Society; deputy director, KTBS; senior assistant director, KTBS
South zone 4: Director, DSERT; deputy director of public instruction, Bengaluru South; senior assistant director, DSERT
The government had announced that private schools can collect only 70% of the annual tuition fee for this academic year in view of the pandemic. No other fees under other headers like special development fees can be collected. However, despite the order, unaided schools continued to demand full fees from parents, continuing the friction between parents and the management.
Parents who want to register a complaint have to submit proof or documents of school seeking more fees than that is allowed. Schools will have to give a written explanation as to why it has violated the norms. It should also submit an affidavit that the child’s education will not be affected until the case is disposed of.
The committee is expected to dispose of the case in a maximum of three sittings. Hearings should be done every Monday and a speaking order released on the same day.
Committee members for Bengaluru
Bengaluru North District, zone 1: Director (other examination) Karnataka State Secondary Education Examination Board, KSEEB; Deputy Director, Directorate of public instruction; Kodandaramaiah, Senior Assistant Director, KSEEB
Zone 2: Associate director-midday meals scheme, Bengaluru, deputy director (administration), North district and senior assistant director, mid day meals scheme
Zone 3: Associate director (administration), Samagra Shikshana Karnataka; deputy director (administration) SSK; programme coordinator (SATS: Student Attendance Tracking System)
Zone 4: Director KSEEB , deputy director development, Bangalore DIET; Basavaraja Gowda, senior assistant director, KSEEB (other exams)
Bengaluru South Zone 1: Director (quality) SSK; deputy director (quality) SSK; project coordinator OOSC division, SSK
South zone 2: Associate director, school education, commissioners office, Bengaluru; deputy dircetor, (planning); senior assistant director, planning division, CPI, Bengaluru
South zone 3: Director, Karnataka Textbook Society; deputy director, KTBS; senior assistant director, KTBS
South zone 4: Director, DSERT; deputy director of public instruction, Bengaluru South; senior assistant director, DSERT
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