Refund fees collected from KV students in April-July quarter: Madurai MP
MADURAI: Madurai MP Su Venkatesan has urged Union minister for education Dharmendra Pradhan to advise the Kendriya Vidyalaya administration to either refund or adjust (for the ensuing quarters) the fees collected for the April-July quarter when the schools were not functional.
In a letter to the Union minister, Venkatesan stated that fees were charged by KVs even for the period when students were not having classes or any academic activities at all. “For Class X, the classes were over in February this year and holidays were declared. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, declaration of results got delayed and students joined Class XI only in the second week of August. However, students who joined Class XI were asked to pay fees for the period starting from April 1,” he wrote.
The MP further observed that fees were charged for the first quarter of this year (April to June) and that some parents said that Rs 3,150 have been collected with break-up details -- Tuition fees - Rs 1,200, Vidyalaya Vikas Nidhi - Rs 1,500, computer education - Rs 300 and Computer science - Rs 150.
“At the same time, for the second quarter (July to September), the same amount has been charged though classes have officially begun only after the second week of August. I feel it is not proper on the part of Kendriya Vidyalaya to charge fees for this period when no academic activities were undertaken,” said Venkatesan.
In a letter to the Union minister, Venkatesan stated that fees were charged by KVs even for the period when students were not having classes or any academic activities at all. “For Class X, the classes were over in February this year and holidays were declared. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, declaration of results got delayed and students joined Class XI only in the second week of August. However, students who joined Class XI were asked to pay fees for the period starting from April 1,” he wrote.
The MP further observed that fees were charged for the first quarter of this year (April to June) and that some parents said that Rs 3,150 have been collected with break-up details -- Tuition fees - Rs 1,200, Vidyalaya Vikas Nidhi - Rs 1,500, computer education - Rs 300 and Computer science - Rs 150.
“At the same time, for the second quarter (July to September), the same amount has been charged though classes have officially begun only after the second week of August. I feel it is not proper on the part of Kendriya Vidyalaya to charge fees for this period when no academic activities were undertaken,” said Venkatesan.
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