Three private schools in Bangalore for “high” fees notification from children’s rights group

Under the rules, private schools can increase their expenses by 10% to 12% per year based on infrastructure and other facilities. |Picture source: Getty Images

The Karnataka State Child Rights Protection Commission (KSCPCR) has issued notices to three prestigious private schools in Bangalore that followed the Central Committee curriculum, previously noting that they charge high tuition and textbook fees “non-professional”.

Following a complaint filed by the Samriddhi Bharat Foundation, KSCPCR issued a notice to the three schools on April 16 and asked them to provide appropriate documentation within three days.

KSCPCR Chairman K. Naganna Gowda warned that if they were unable to give a satisfactory reply, he would recommend the Department of School Education and Literacy (DSEL) to take legal action against schools in 2009.

What the rules say

Under the rules, private schools can increase their expenses by 10% to 12% per year based on infrastructure and other facilities. They should publish the fee structure on the bulletin board. In this regard, they must also submit reports to the government. However, no fee regulatory committee was established at the government level to monitor this.

This year, most private schools have increased their fees by 30% to 40%, including tuition, textbooks and other expenses, giving reasons such as increased teacher salaries, developing infrastructure, etc. In this case, V. Manjunath, president of the Samriddhi Bharat Foundation, has filed a complaint with the committee against three private schools in Bangalore.

“In addition to the prices of books and other materials, the increase in tuition fees also puts a huge burden on parents. The public debate on inconvenience caused by students and their parents has been raised by the committee and requires appropriate action on the committee’s high fees,” the school told the committee in its notice.

The government is “helpless”

Meanwhile, the government has expressed helplessness in controlling the high fees for parents and children in private schools.

School Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa said in response to the media: “The government has no right to regulate private school fees. If we determine the fees, the administrators of private schools will go to court. Therefore, if parents cannot pay the fees to private schools, they can recruit their children in public schools. In addition to good education, in addition to good education, they can also obtain books, milk, milk, eggs, costs and costs, and costs, and there are costs and costs, ”’

On the other hand, with HinduNaganna Gowda said private schools cannot determine fees on their own whim. He warned that on issues such as the need for excess fees or corporal punishment, they could raise Suo Moto Petition to the school.