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Delhi Details New Private-School Fee Law With Parent Veto and Three-Year Fee Lock

The Act puts all 1,700 private schools under binding fee committees with steep per-student fines.

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Education minister Ashish Sood said schools found increasing fees without approval can be fined between ₹50,000 and ₹2 lakh per student, with the penalty doubling every 20 days until compliance. (HT Archive)
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Overview

  • Education minister Ashish Sood briefed Delhi University law students on the newly enacted Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees) Act, 2025.
  • The law extends formal fee regulation to roughly 1,700 private schools, covering nearly 18 lakh students who were previously outside comprehensive oversight.
  • Each school must form a Fee Fixation Committee including management, the principal, three teachers, five parents with mandated SC/ST and women representation, and a Directorate of Education representative.
  • Decisions are taken by consensus, a single parent can escalate disputes to district panels, and rulings of the state-level appellate committee are binding on schools.
  • Once approved, a school’s fee structure remains fixed for three academic years, and unauthorized hikes can trigger fines of Rs 50,000 to Rs 2 lakh per student that double every 20 days, with possible cancellation of recognition for persistent defiance.