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East Delhi school strikes-off four Class 12th students over non-payment of fees
March 10, 2026 9:45 am
The school cited Rule 35 of the Delhi School Education Rules, 1973, which allows institutions to strike off the name of a student in case of non-payment of fees.
Why Delhi’s new private school fee law won’t apply in 2025-26 — and what it means for parents
February 03, 2026 1:23 pm
The Delhi govt has issued a notification on a phase-wise rollout of the law and what schools can charge in the interim
Monsoon Session of the Assembly: Private school fee regulation Bill cleared after four-hour debate
August 09, 2025 2:06 am
Calling the Bill “a beautiful law in the interest of the people of Delhi and the parents", CM Gupta claimed it to be “the end of a 52-year exile for parents”
Delhi: Pay Rs 1.2 lakh to clear outstanding fee, court tells parent as pvt school claims financial situation jeopardised
August 05, 2025 4:37 am
The order comes at a time when the Delhi government has introduced a Bill to regulate fee hikes by private schools in the Assembly amid the ongoing Monsoon Session
‘Desperate cry for children’s future’: Parents demonstrate at Jantar Mantar amid fee hike row
July 20, 2025 2:18 am
CAG audits, scrapping of the Delhi government’s Fee Regulation Ordinance 2025, and monthly fee collection — instead of advance payment — were included in the key demands raised in the memorandum
Parents protest against Delhi government for not sharing draft of fee regulation ordinance
June 23, 2025 7:07 pm
"We believe the bill will directly impact lakhs of families, and hence it is important that it be discussed with all stakeholders," Hitesh Kaushik, a member of the group, said.
Roll back Ordinance on fee hike by private schools in Delhi, hold public consultations, say protesting parents
June 21, 2025 10:01 pm
The demonstration, led by the group United Parents’ Voice (UPV), was initially planned outside Chief Minister Rekha Gupta’s Office at the Delhi Secretariat.
DPS Dwarka fee row continues, parents protest at Jantar Mantar & raise 5 demands
June 15, 2025 2:06 am
Highlighting the emotional and academic distress families have faced, protest groups from over 20 other private schools in the city joined in solidarity, warning that unchecked fee hikes
‘Rs 13 lakh a year per child’: Linkedin post sparks debate on soaring cost of raising kids in urban India
June 11, 2025 6:10 pm
A Mumbai-based professional’s post has reignited conversation around the staggering financial demands of parenting in metro cities.
DPS Dwarka fee hike row: 29 students expelled, angry parents protest
May 14, 2025 1:41 pm
In recent weeks, hundreds of parents took to Delhi’s streets to protest against fee hikes at several private schools
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