Committee set up to suggest changes in school fee rules

Maharashtra school education minister Varsha Gaikwad on Monday set up an eight-member committee to look into the raging school fee issue.

 

The committee, comprising education officials from Mumbai, Pune, and Solapur, has been tasked with suggesting changes in the current law so that it can be implemented properly at the ground level.
An official statement from the minister’s office said though rules about school fees are in place, it has been observed that local education officials find it difficult to follow up.
Gaikwad also reiterated that the fee regulation committee (FRC) will be set up at both the divisional and state level to handle complaints from parents. This provision already exists in the current rules, but the actual committee (FRC) has not been set up.
Gaikwad also instructed education officials to crack down on unauthorized schools and take action based on provisions under the Right To Education (RTE) Act.