Private school rolls back hiked fees after AAP government's order

A private school in north-west Delhi rolled back the fee hike following the Delhi government's order on Tuesday.

Queen Mary's School at Model Town-III was instructed by the AAP government to roll back the hike after parents had complained to Cheif Minister Arvind Kejriwal about the arbitrary fee hike in the school for the session 2018-19.

During a public interaction programme last week, Kejriwal has said, "Our government immediately took note of the complaints. It considered the fee hike to be in violation of the judgments of the honorable Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court and also the directions of the Education Department," said a statement released by the Delhi government. The Education Department then instructed the school to withdraw the fee hike. "The school obliged to the government notice immediately and withdrew the fee hike. It further assured all the guardians that the increased amount would either be refunded or adjusted to the fee account of the students very soon," the statement said.

Welcoming the decision, Ruchi Jain, one of the complainants said, "We are very happy with the development. This has further cemented our trust in the government and the Chief Minister. I wish that they keep working the way they are for the betterment of education in the national Capital."

UNJUSTIFIED HIKE

In December last year, the Delhi govt announced to audit the financial accounts of around 1,700 private schools after receiving complaints of ‘unjustified fee hike’