Don’t hike school fees in these times: Education Minister

Don’t hike school fees in these times: Education Minister

Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' urged all the schools not to hike annual fees and not to charge three months fees from the parents. He also ask state government to talk with the school authorities and reach a consensus on matter related to school fees.Delhi government has already asked private schools not to charge fees and not to disallow any students if they haven’t paid their fees. Earlier, Odisha government has also asked private institutions not to raise fee.Parents have already raised complaints that schools are charging three months’ fee and are not allowing students who haven’t paid the fees."It has been brought to my notice by many parents from across the country that even in times of crisis, many schools are increasing their annual fees and taking the schools fees of three months at a time," Mr Pokhriyal tweeted, originally in Hindi.He asked state governments to deal with the matter and resolve it in such a way that both sides can benefit.