Overview

• Delhi CM Rekha Gupta announced that notices will be sent to private schools facing complaints of unjustified fee hikes, promising strict action against non-compliance.
• Parents in Dwarka have protested fee increases, alleging coercive tactics like 'library arrests,' where students were confined to pressure fee payments.
• Education Minister Ashish Sood confirmed inspections are underway, with sub-divisional magistrates using an 18-point questionnaire to review compliance with regulations.
• The Delhi government has set up a committee and launched an email ID for parents to report grievances regarding fee irregularities in private schools.
• Opposition leaders, including Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, have criticized the private schools, alleging systemic exploitation by an 'education mafia' and calling for further investigations.