Yogi tightening noose around private schools, education commercialisation

However, private schools charging an annual fee up to Rs 20,000 would be exempt from new rules

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh (UP) is gearing up to tightening the noose around private schools that are arbitrarily charging high fees and indulging in commercialisation of education.

The government is now finalising the UP Self-Financed Independent School (Regulation of Fee) Bill for promulgation either through ordinance route or passing the Bill in the state legislature to make it an Act.

The draft bill comprises stringent provisions to deter private schools from either charging high fee or raising fees midway through the academic session.

The development fee could not be more than 15 per cent of the total fee