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This is an archive article published on July 10, 2015
To amend education law in Delhi, Sisodia asks for suggestions
Ameeta Wattal, principal of Springdales, Pusa Road, said the minister did not have an objection with the high fees as such.
Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Manish Sisodia appreciated the contribution of private schools but raised concerns over the “exorbitant fees” charged by them.
The AAP government on Thursday held a meeting with over 250 private school principals at the Delhi Secretariat to discuss the issue of fee regulation, and other amendments to be brought in the Delhi School Education Act, 1973.
Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Manish Sisodia appreciated the contribution of private schools but raised concerns over the “exorbitant fees” charged by them. He took suggestions from them on how to reduce the fees without compromising on the autonomy and quality of the schools.
“The minister heard our suggestions patiently. We reiterated our point that the fees need to be in tandem with the cost of education, which includes everything from establishment cost, water and electricity cost, property tax and salaries of teachers,” President of the Action Committee for Unaided Private Schools S K Bhattacharya said.
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Ameeta Wattal, principal of Springdales, Pusa Road, said the minister did not have an objection with the high fees as such.
“He only told us that the process of calculating the fees should be transparent and we should be able to justify setting it high. We told him that the Delhi School Education Advisory Board could be reconstituted,” she said.
Principal of Children Welfare Public School R C Jain said that since the salaries of private school teachers needed to be at par with those of government school teachers, the only way to raise money was through hiking the fees. He said that if their suggestions were not considered, they would hold protests and take legal recourse.
All schools have been told to submit their suggested amendments by July 30.
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