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Punjab First State to Crack Down on Arbitrary Private School Fee Hikes, Says Arvind Kejriw

Punjab First State to Crack Down on Arbitrary Private School Fee Hikes, Says Arvind Kejriw

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): Welcoming Punjab CM Bhagwant Singh Mann’s landmark decision to curb arbitrary fee hikes by private schools, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal said Punjab has become the first state in the country to take decisive action against the unchecked profiteering of private educational institutions. He highlighted that the Bhagwant Mann Government has ordered private schools to refund any fee increase exceeding 5%, providing major relief to lakhs of parents burdened by rising education costs. The AAP Chief noted that the AAP Government had previously compelled private schools in Delhi to roll back unjustified fee…
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Private Schools in Haryana to Pay Affiliation Fees with 18% GST, Says Board

Private Schools in Haryana to Pay Affiliation Fees with 18% GST, Says Board

Chandigarh, October 14: The Haryana School Education Board, Bhiwani, has announced that all permanently recognized private secondary, senior secondary, Gurukul, and Vidyapeeth schools affiliated with the board must pay their affiliation fees for the 2025–26 academic session with an 18% Goods and Services Tax (GST) — including 9% Central GST (CGST) and 9% State GST (SGST). The payment will be accepted only through the online gateway.The board clarified that institutions are required to pay only the GST amount for the previous academic sessions 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25, while for the 2025–26 session, the full affiliation fee along with GST…
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