The issue of increasing school fees in delhi is not taking the name of stopping. The news of 34 students being expelled from the prestigious school DPS Dwarka due to non-payment of fees has shocked the parents and the general public. At the same time, this matter has also made its place in politics. Amidst this development, former chief minister of delhi arvind kejriwal has given a sharp reaction. He wrote on social media, "This was never allowed to happen during the AAP government. No school could expel students. Our government has always stood with the students and parents." This statement of kejriwal has once again brought the arbitrary fee collection by private schools and its ill effects on students to the center of discussion.
The matter escalated when students were stopped from coming to school
According to the news cutout posted by kejriwal, DPS Dwarka stopped those students from coming to school whose parents had paid only ₹93,400 as approved by the Directorate of education instead of the increased annual fees of about ₹1,95,000. Earlier, the delhi High court had also given strict instructions and warned the schools not to force the students in the name of pending fees. Despite this, on May 9, the parents received an email, in which it was written that their children's name has been removed due to non-payment of fees and they were called to collect the transfer certificate.
Salary increases only by 3-3.5% annually, fees doubled - Parents
Emotional instability is being seen among students and parents since the incident. A parent said, "Salary increases only by 3-3.5% annually, but the school fees have doubled. We trusted every assurance, yet our son's name was removed." Another parent said, "The pandemic has already worsened the financial situation and now this is a new burden. Our son cried for the first time and said that he does not want to go to school anymore."
The delhi government has introduced a new bill to stop fee hike in private schools, which has a provision for regulatory committees at school, district and state levels and a fine of up to ₹50,000. Until the law is implemented, the problems of parents may continue. school principal priya Narayanan and the Directorate of education have not yet responded. At the same time, Kejriwal's statement has become a ray of hope for hundreds of worried families.
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