Private schools must submit documents on fees: Maharashtra edu dept

With several complaints concerning private schools charging indiscriminate fees coming to light, the state education department has directed its officials to ensure that schools across boards and managements submit documents with reference to fees to the department

With several complaints concerning private schools charging indiscriminate fees coming to light, the state education department has directed its officials to ensure that schools across boards and managements submit documents with reference to fees to the department.

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In a letter addressed to officials at the education department, the director of primary education in the state has ordered that documents on fee- such as papers of PTA approvals, finances of school etc be sent to the department. The move came after CAPS student organisation requested the government to look into fee-related complaints of parents. “Several schools are charging students indiscriminately and are not following norms concerning fee hikes. In many places, the Parent Teacher Association is not formed as per the due process and fee hikes are still approved without following norms. We thus hope that the government acts in this regard and keeps a tab on fees across schools,” stated the letter given by the student organisation.