private school fees

10 Aug

Era of Arbitrary Private School Fee Hikes Ends as Punjab Vidhan Sabha Passes Regulation of Fees Bill

Balwinder Singh0 CommentsPunjabBhagwant Singh Mann, education reform, Fee Regulation Bill, private school fees, Punjab Vidhan Sabha

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Putting an end to arbitrary fee hikes by private schools, the Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Monday unanimously passed by voice vote the Punjab Regulation Of Fees Of Un-Aided Educational Institutions (Amendment) Bill, 2026, paving the way for stronger protection of students and parents against excessive and opaque fee collection. Under this legislation, private schools will not be allowed to increase fees by more than 5% in a new academic session, while every amount collected from parents under any head will be treated as fee and brought under regulation. The Punjab Government will also conduct forensic audits of…

04 Jun

Punjab Government Swiftly Moves to Draft Law Curbing Private School Fee Hikes

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjab: Punjab Government, Bhagwant Singh Mann, fee hike law, Harjot Singh Bains, private school fees

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Less than 24 hours after CM Bhagwant Singh Mann announced sweeping reforms to curb arbitrary fee hikes by private schools, the Punjab Government has moved swiftly to translate the decision into law. School Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains has written to the Secretary, School Education Department, directing the immediate drafting of legislation that will regulate private school fees, enforce transparency and accountability, and protect more than 32 lakh students and their families from unjustified financial burden. The proposed legislation will cap annual fee hikes at 5% and require schools that have increased fees beyond the prescribed 15%…