Overview
- The Delhi government tabled the Delhi School Education (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2026 on Friday to address practical problems in implementing the 2025 fee‑regulation law and to set specific deadlines for the 2026‑27 three‑year fee block.
- The order invokes Section 21 and requires every covered private school to form a School‑Level Fee Regulation Committee (SLFRC) within 10 days of the notification in the Delhi Gazette, and it validates committees already formed under the December 24, 2025 order.
- After SLFRCs are in place, school managements will have 14 days to submit proposed fee structures covering three academic years and the Director of Education must set up a District Fee Appellate Committee (DFAC) in each education district within 30 days.
- Until the new three‑year fees are approved, schools are barred from charging above the fees they levied on April 1, 2025, and any sums collected during the transition must be adjusted against the final approved fee.
- Any action to correct alleged ‘exorbitant’ hikes from 2025‑26 is constrained by pending constitutional petitions in the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court, leaving immediate enforcement conditional and parents reliant on the committee and appeal process for redress.