Overview
- Lieutenant-Governor V. K. Saxena issued the Gazette notification bringing the Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees) Act, 2025 into force, covering over 1,500 private unaided schools including minority institutions.
- A district-level fee complaint now requires support from at least 15% of affected parents, with appeals to a state Revision Committee allowed within 30–45 days and a 45-day disposal target.
- The law restricts fee heads and sets caps: registration at Rs 25, admission at Rs 200, caution money at Rs 500 refundable with interest, and development fees limited to 10% of annual tuition.
- Each school must form a Fee Regulation Committee by July 15 with five parent representatives, three teachers, a management chair, the principal as member-secretary, and a DoE observer, approving fees for three academic years based on audited statements.
- Enforcement includes fines of Rs 1–5 lakh for first violations and up to Rs 10 lakh for repeats, a ban on punitive actions against students with a Rs 50,000 per-student penalty, and a prohibition on transferring student-collected funds with surplus to be refunded or adjusted.