New Delhi: The Delhi government has sent a de-recognition notice to a private school in East Delhi for not providing free uniform and books to students admitted under the EWS category and directed two schools to roll back fee hike. If the schools don’t abide by the order, they will face de-recognition, government officials said.
The action comes after the parents of the children studying in these schools met chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, during “Janta Samvad” at his residence.
“A complaint was lodged before Mr Kejriwal against a private school, Victor Public School, Maujpur, that it was not providing free uniform, books and other stationeries to the students belonging to the economically weaker section (EWS) category,” a senior Delhi government official said.
“The school was directed by the department of education to provide books and uniform as per norms, but it did not comply. The school has now been served with a de-recognition notice for violating norms related to the EWS/DG category,” he added.
Later, the chief minister in a tweet said, “For the first time in the country, schools are being disciplined. They are not being allowed to hike fees arbitrarily. Many schools are being made to return hiked fees. Because there is an honest government in Delhi.”
The government has also directed Mahavir Senior Model School, Sangam Park and Queen Mary’s Public School, Model Town 3 to roll back fee hike.
“The government took a note of the complaints of arbitrary fee hike in violation of the judgement of SC and Delhi HC and directions of education department. The schools have been asked to refund the hiked fee to parents,” an official said. The schools could not be reached for their comments on the issue.
In another complaint submitted to the chief minister, parents informed him of hiked fee being charged by the Bal Bharti Public School, Pitampura in the name of implementing the Seventh Pay Commission. The school was asked to clarify its position by the CMO.
