Delhi to Regulate Private School Fees Following Bouncer Controversy
Rekha Gupta condemned the blocking of students at DPS Dwarka by hired bouncers; the government will introduce an ordinance to enforce transparent private school fees.
Overview
- The Delhi High Court rebuked DPS Dwarka for employing bouncers to bar students over a fee dispute, with Justice Sachin Datta calling the practice mental harassment.
- Chief Minister Rekha Gupta insisted that education is a right and urged schools to remain spaces of learning and values.
- The proposed ordinance will enact the Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees) Bill, 2025, to curb arbitrary private school fee hikes.
- More than 600 private schools have undergone inspections and received show-cause notices for coercive practices and unexplained fee increases.
- Schools failing to comply with the new regulations risk derecognition and additional sanctions from the Delhi government.