JAIPUR: A day after the Supreme Court order, private schools in the city have started sending messages to parents regarding the payment of fees.
Seedling Public School has sent a letter on Wednesday to parents stating that schools will charge the fees for 2020-21 session similar to the session of 2019-20. Parents have been asked to submit the fees according to the order i.e. in six installments. The school has mentioned that any parent who will submit the fees in one go will be given 10% rebate.
Taking into consideration the financial problem during pandemic, Seedling Public School has asked parents to show documents of unemployment or ITR for the last three years based on which some relaxations will be granted to parents.
Maharaja Sawai Man Singh Vidyalay has decided to continue with 25% concession in fees for 2020-2021 session claiming to maintain a healthier relationship with parents.
Damodar Goyal, board member of SMS School, said that they didn’t find it appropriate to revert the decision of concession given the fact that parents have suffered during the pandemic. “We have decided not to take back the fee reduction that we announced last year even before the order of the government. We understand the situation of parents and will always be considerate for them.”
Schools that come under Minority School Shiksha Parivar have sent a letter to the parents saying that 60% concession given earlier will continue.
Mohammad Ashar, principal of Royal Oxford School, said it is not possible for small schools to charge full fees. “Parents in our schools are usually behind deadline in fee submission. We have told the parents that the 60% concession will continue if they deposit the fee by February 28, after which the Supreme Court directive will be followed,” Ashar said.
Other private schools told TOI that they are in a planning stage and will soon start the process of sending notices to parents.
Parents have, however, found themselves to be in a difficult situation as after fighting for months over fee reduction, the Supreme Court order has left them disappointed.
Abhishek Jain, secretary of Rajasthan Parents Association, said that within two days they will organise a street protest. “We will file a review petition in the court. In a few days a massive street protest will be held in the city to show our resentment against the powerful people. This is a one-sided order,” Jain said.