Archive · 12 Jun 2025
AAP Slams Delhi Govt Ordinance on School Fees
Imagine schools increasing their fees without much oversight, and now the Delhi government has a new rule.
AAP says this new rule favors the schools and not the parents.
They claim the government is letting schools decide fees by using a secret ordinance.
The new rule creates a school-level committee, with school insiders and just one parent, to approve fee hikes.
The fine for schools breaking the rules is small.
Also, parents will struggle to challenge the fees.
AAP alleges the Delhi government's ordinance favors private schools and hurts parents.
The ordinance was introduced without legislative oversight or public consultation.
AAP claims the ordinance allows school-level committees, with school representatives and one parent, to approve fee hikes.
Bhardwaj criticizes the penalty provision, and the difficulty for parents to contest fee hikes.
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta stated the act would bring transparency to fee structures.
- Who
- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Delhi Government, Private Schools, Saurabh Bhardwaj.
- What
- AAP accuses Delhi government's ordinance on school fees of favoring private schools and hurting parents.
- When
- The ordinance was approved by the Delhi Cabinet.
- Where
- Delhi
- Why
- AAP believes the ordinance is designed to benefit private schools at the expense of parents and transparency.
AAP's Perspective
Delhi Government (Implied)
Fee Regulation Control
AAP's Perspective
The ordinance benefits private schools by giving them more control over fee fixation.
Delhi Government (Implied)
The Delhi School Education Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees Bill, 2025, which aims to offer relief to thousands of students and parents.
Transparency of Process
AAP's Perspective
The government bypassed the legislative process to favor private schools.
Delhi Government (Implied)
The Cabinet approved the Delhi School Education Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees Bill, 2025, which aims to offer relief to thousands of students and parents.
- Ordinance Subject
- Regulating Private School Fees
- Government
- Delhi
- Political Party
- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
- AAP's Claim
- Ordinance favors private schools
- Fee Regulation Committee
- School-Level (includes school representatives, one parent)
- Maximum Fine for Violations
- ₹10 lakh
