On Thursday, the Govt of Delhi issued an order to Private Schools to charge fees on monthly basis, with a 15% deduction in the fees for the academic year 2020-21.
To illustrate, if the monthly fee of the school in financial year 2020-21 is Rs 3,000, the schools are entitled to collect the school fee per month at Rs 2,550 per month after deduction of 15 per cent. If the school has collected the fee in excess of the direction referred above, the same shall be refunded to the parents or adjusted in the subsequent month of fee to the parents.
The order issued by Director of Education Udit Prakash Rai further states that the school management shall not prevent the child from any ongoing activities of the school or strike off the name if the parents are unable to pay the fee due to current hardship.
The order to deduct the fees by 15% as directed by Delhi HC has been carried out to prevent profiteering & commercialisation in times of COVID-19. This order directed by Delhi Govt is applicable on all the 460 schools which petitioned the HC. The reduction of fees will be a respite for all the students & parents during the time of COVID-19.
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