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Pvt schools plan fee hike to make up for free quota-Times Of India/ HT/ Pioneer Dec 24 | Why should we parents bear the brunt of fee hike”? Says SumIt Vohra on parent community behalf
Pvt schools plan fee hike to make up for free quota
December 24, 2010 4:31:13 AM
Staff Reporter | New Delhi
Parents waiting to admit their toddlers into nursery school should start preparing to shell out more money on their little ones, as private schools across the Capital are planning to hike the fees in this session.
The Action Committee of unaided Recognised Private Schools (ACURPS) on Thursday claimed that this is required in order to adjust the 25 per cent EWS (economically weaker sections) children quota. School authorities, voicing their concerns said they require extra funding from the Government because they will be providing free education to EWS children.
SK Bhattacharya, president of ACURPS, said, “Fees of public schools is likely to increase but we cannot give the exact ratio by which it will increase.”
ACURPS on Thursday said, “The Government has said it will reimburse the per capita expense of every child as per the Government and MCD schools. But there are many other expenses like infrastructure cost, transport cost, etc.” RC Jain, president of the Delhi State Management Schools Association, said, “The fees is likely to increase as the Government has promised to pay only the recurring expenses, which will include only the teacher’s salary, electricity and water bills of the school but there are many other expenses that the schools bear, which must be taken into account by the Government”.
Bhattacharya added, “The 25 per cent reservation is not constitutional. We are against it. The matter is in the Supreme Court. We are looking forward to the court’s hearing on January 7”. Opposing the EWS reservation, Bhattacharya further added that before implementing the EWS reservation, the Government should check other important things, like compulsory elementary education proposal for kids aged between six to 14 have been properly implemented.
Bhattacharya said, “There is no concept of pre-primary free education in Government schools uptil now. It should first be implemented in Government schools and then in the private schools. The autonomy of private schools has been curtailed”.
The ACURPS said the schools feel greatly handicapped by the various notifications, orders and circulars by multiple Governmental agencies. Bhattacharya said, “Even though the TMA Pai judgment of the Supreme Court grants full autonomy and freedom to schools in regards to admissions, fee fixation and day-to-day administrations, our autonomy has been totally curtailed”. DK Bedi, principal of Apeejay School in Pitampura said, “There is a possibility of fee hike. The ratio of fees hike would vary from one school to the other. This fees hike will be decided by the management committee of various schools”.
Meanwhile, parents find themselves in the cross fire between schools and the DOE, as school authorities are protesting against the reservation of 25% seats for EWS category, saying that unless the Government provides extra funding, it will not be feasible for the schools to provide EWS children free education. Shilpi Saha, a mother said, “It is a stressful time for us. Earlier, is we were facing troubles trying to understand the categories and schedules of various schools. Fee hike will worsen our situation further. Our whole planning will go hay wire, if there is a fee hike by schools”.
Sumit Vohra, founder of admissionsnursery.com, a forum for parents’ queries said, “Last week, the Delhi Government had said the Government will scrutinise the accounts of the school and then they will pay the schools the required amount accordingly. Why should we parents bear the brunt of fee hike”?
TIMES OF INDIA DATED 24 DEC 2010
NO MONEY FOR FREE EDUCATION’
EWS quota may lead to fee hike: Schools
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
New Delhi: Private unaided schools do not seem too upbeat about implementation of the new Right To Education. The School Action Committee (SAC) – an umbrella body of four school associations in the city – made it clear on Thursday that the burden of accommodating 25% EWS students for free was “too much” for private schools.
They said the schools would now be forced to increase fee for other students. SAC is also bringing together school associations from different states to debate on the issue of autonomy in a convention on Friday.
“Providing free education should not be the responsibility of the private sector. As we do not want to stall the admission process, we have accepted the EWS reservation. But we protest. There is a possibility of fee hike though we cannot say how much. There are 1,950 recognized private unaided schools in the city and it’s the prerogative of the management committee at each school to decide the quantum of hike,” said S K Bhattacharya, president, SAC on Thursday. He added they had already challenged the provisions of RTE in the Supreme Court for which a hearing is likely to come up on January 7.
SAC has the National Progressive Schools’ Conference, Federation of Schools, Forum of Public Schools and Delhi State Public School Management as its constituents. According to schools, they are likely to spend anything between Rs 2,000 and Rs 3,500 for every child admitted under the EWS quota in nursery though the government may reimburse up to Rs 1,200. But the govt funds will only be given for 10% EWS students. For the rest, schools will have to spend from their own coffers.
Bhattacharya added, “Government should give 100% reimbursement for the fee directly to the parents, may be in the form of vouchers. Though no official guidelines have been issued yet on how the EWS fee will be reimbursed, government says it will pay us the amount equal to what it spends on each child in its own schools.”
SAC also contended that RTE may lead to shutting down of unrecognized schools, making education inaccessible in many neighbourhoods. “The government should first provide infrastructure, appoint teachers and make schools ready for RTE. If the unrecognized schools are not recognized within three years, they will have to be shut down under RTE,” said R C Jain, chairperson of a body representing unrecognized schools in the city
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Permalink Reply by Pratibha on
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all of this is highly unfair, the govt shd pay for the ews cat why shd the extra burden come on the gen cat parents, the sad part is that no one seems to be listening either..what big difference we and media has been able to make, the policy makers have turned a blind eye towards us and gone and doen what ever it is taht thet had to do..what kind of democracy is this..
read the sanskriti point system as well, they too it doesnt seem have bothered to know what we have been talking about..the first born has no mention again the points are going to sibling and alumni.
the govt has been unfair and unjust on this, and they shd be made to explain their decision.
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Permalink Reply by Anand on
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Hi Pratibha, you can either pay the schools directly .. or the Govt will get it our of you indirectly anyway. All they have to do is increase the education cess on your Taxes and you will be paying a similar amount! The Govt wants you to have more than one children and be socially backward or at least uneducated and economically weak. I suppose it would be fair to conclude we are the only nation where regressive politics can survive! Jai Hind!
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I too feel Sanskriti should keep first child & sibling at same level
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I absolutely agree with pratibha. First of all I dont understand in a Counrty like India Y Pvt schools have to reserve schools for EWS when we can get the certificate made by spending some money. I have seen many EWS Applicants during last year admissions who were present in the school submitting form driving their Honda Cities. So do they belong to EWS.
2. Its alright that EWS students will get free of cost education But has any one thought will they be able to pay the recurring expenses asked for by various schools almost every month be it be Annual Day, Sports day, Excursions etc. If they can afford that i doubt they belong to EWS.
3. Last but not the least whether or not to get admission in EWS, what General Cat Students have done wrong that they have to pay for them . Our Mr. Lovely is always speaking at the time of admissions that there are so many schools (Govt) In Delhi and they provide quality Then Y Cant Mr. Lovely give admissions to EWS in Good Govt Schools by giving them good reservations including mr. Lovely can try for his own child in those schools. Then The School Lobby saying that the balance money will have to be paid by the Gen Cat Parents. One must ask them What do they do with the interest they earn on the Buffer money they keep. Cant they finance what ever left out portion is there after Govt Contribution.
Every year there are so many discussions. But We the Citizens of India are always left feeling bad with our Shameless Education System. the thing which shd be Govt responsibility and free of cost is the most flourishing and recession proof Business in our Country. What a Shame.
Things have been pretty bad if ppl like Mr. Sumeet Vohra havent been there for us. We should raise our voice thru this super man. I Hope Mr. Vohra will go thru this view and other ppl's view and take a stand. We are there for any support if needed
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Due to EWS catagory, increase on school fees in unfare to other community
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ha-ha-ha, this is exactly what was expected! Govt. will do nothing on this.....we WILL BE MADE to pay the enhanced fee! What a pity for the general category! Less seats at higher cost! WOW!
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We pay tax to government. They charge CS with service tax, still government are not able to give education to all and now again the burden is pull up on parents.
Its better they refund our taxes, CS and extra in Lue and we oath to educate one child of EWS.
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Schools are correct in there way, they don't have any other option. They are not for social service. They also have to look forward for their future. Their expenditure includes advance infrastructure, salary of staff and teacher, taxes, educational development fund, accreditation (latest requirement) and their profit. So who is going to pay for it. Their income of source is only fees. Govt. is not giving any fund to them.
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Permalink Reply by Lathaa Manavalan on
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EWS reservation should be welcomed one. But the government should allocate the full cost. We can't blame the schools too if they did not get support from government. So government should have allocated the fund and then should have introduced this policy. Policy making process is too good in US even for a small organisation. How come our government is so weak and careless? Atleast now the education policy should be strengthened and fund should be released immediately before schools revise for a fee structure.
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Hello Mr Sumit Vohra! Hope everything is going well with you!
Today's edition of The Times Of India contained a news item that said that private schools in Delhi have decided to increase the fee for general
category students.We all are deadly against this move and you too have expressed concern regarding the fee hike. What is the latest stand of the Delhi Govt.? Would the Delhi Govt. again give in to the
dictates and demands of the private schools? What can be done at this
stage?
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Permalink Reply by Sumit Vohra (Webmaster) on
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Dear Ayush
No Lovely ji is now scared of united parent community of an.com he mentioned in one
of aajtak videos indirectly
i have spoken against it in many newspapers/tv programs i m sure he wont do it
If he increases i will go to court and file pil why should we bear the burden !!
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Permalink Reply by Sakshi (Moderator) on
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