Government duty to protect interests of parents: CM Arvind Kejriwal

Update: 2018-07-14 05:30 IST

Delhi school told to rollback fee hike

New Delhi: It is the government's duty to protect the interests of parents and ensure that schools remain financially viable, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday -- a day after he ordered action against a school which increased the fees in the name of implementing the 7th pay commission.

"First govt in history which has stopped pvt schools from hiking fee illegitimately n also forced some schools to rfund illegitimate fee hike. 

ADVERTISEMENT

It is govt's duty to protect interests of parents while also ensuring that schools remain financially viable (sic)," Kejriwal said in a series of tweets. 

The chief minister on Thursday asked the Directorate of Education to act against Bal Bharti Public School, which increased the fees by 10 per cent for 2017-18, over the previous academic session. 

The school has been asked to communicate to parents through its website, on notice board and via a circular about the rejection of the increase in the fee structure and pay salaries and allowances to teachers and other staffers from its savings.

Tags:    

Similar News