Archive · 19 Dec 2025
Delhi's New Law on Private School Fees
The Delhi government has introduced a new law to regulate private school fees.
This law sets up a three-tier committee to check fee hikes and requires at least 15% of parents to support a complaint before the committee can intervene.
Different states in India have different ways of regulating school fees.
Tamil Nadu has a strict model where a state committee fixes fees for all schools.
Gujarat has set specific fee caps, while Maharashtra and Rajasthan rely on parent-teacher consensus before government intervention.
The Supreme Court has ruled that states can regulate fees to prevent schools from making too much profit.
The new Delhi law is similar to Maharashtra's but requires fewer parents to object for government intervention.
Delhi's new law mandates a three-tier committee to audit fee hikes in private schools.
At least 15% of affected parents must support a complaint for the District Committee to intervene.
Tamil Nadu proactively fixes fees for private schools through a state-appointed committee.
Gujarat has set specific monetary caps on fees, with schools needing to justify higher charges.
Maharashtra and Rajasthan rely on parent-teacher consensus before government intervention in fee regulation.
- Who
- Delhi government, private schools, parent associations
- What
- New law regulating private school fees in Delhi
- When
- Act notified last week
- Where
- Delhi, India
- Why
- To address friction between parent associations and private schools over arbitrary charges
- Act Name
- Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees) Act, 2025
- Key Provision
- At least 15% of affected parents must support a complaint for intervention
- Tamil Nadu Model
- State-appointed committee fixes fees for three years
- Gujarat Model
- Monetary ceiling on fees with caps for different school levels
- Maharashtra Model
- Fee structure approved by PTA; 25% parents needed for government intervention
- Rajasthan Model
- School-level fee committee with parents and teachers
- Supreme Court Ruling
- States can regulate fees to prevent commercialisation of education