Private schools in Tamil Nadu charge higher fees .... What, reason the here's ...!

Educators have called for the strengthening of the BOGA structure in the school education sector to prevent private schools in Tamil Nadu from charging more than the government has mandated and to report complaints without any hesitation on the part of parents.

More than 63 lakh students are studying in more than 12,600 private schools in Tamil Nadu. Most of these schools have been accused of charging more than the government-mandated fees for more than 15 years. Although the government has made various arrangements from time to time, such as e-mail, toll-free telephone number and private school fee financing committee, to report complaints to parents, the problem has not diminished in the slightest.

Private educational institutions may charge 40 per cent of the tuition fees received during the last 2019-2020 academic year, especially considering the epidemic period. Become. By 31st, students must pay this fee. Most private schools have not complied with an order issued by the Chennai Magistrate's Court in July last year that the remaining 35 per cent could be collected within two months of the opening of educational institutions and the commencement of classes.

Uniforms, Vehicle Fee Collection: Schools have been active in charging fees for more than a month now, despite the Ministry of School Education warning that action will be taken against schools for charging extra fees.

Schools in Tamil Nadu have been closed for more than 15 months. However, schools continue to be pressured to pay for tuition, tuition, uniforms, special tuition fees and bus fares, all of which are taught online. Children are exempt from internet class in case of delay.

There is no point in reporting this to the helpline number at the DPI campus in Chennai or to the Primary Education Officers. In an environment where running a family is a major struggle in the current environment, parents who have enrolled their children in popular schools are saddened to hear how tuition fees can be paid in full.

No political interference: The school education department, which warns parents in government schools in Tamil Nadu not to charge more than Rs 50 in funding, does not find private schools charging thousands. Even if caught in the complaint, if it is a school of people close to the rulers, the school's frontline employees and ordinary naps are arrested. Otherwise the school owner is arrested. How can the authorities boldly take legal action if there is such a double standard? Therefore, academics have urged the rulers to avoid their likes and dislikes when taking action against schools.

According to Prince Gajendrababu, general secretary of the State Platform for Public Schools, who is monitoring whether private schools are charging the prescribed fees? Has any school ever been penalized for charging extra? If not the truth is. The problem can only be permanently resolved if the government builds a strong framework for reporting these complaints.

Tuition Guide: It is mandatory for each education district to include a handbook containing details of how much is charged by class in private schools in that district.

Tuition fees for CBSE and ICSE schools in Tamil Nadu are determined by the respective Boards, but the State Government issues the Certificate of Exemption for those schools. The state government also has the power to take action against those schools if they charge extra. This has been confirmed by the court.

Private schools must adhere to transparency in the tuition fees they charge. Details of fees charged for each of the tuition, uniforms and notebooks should be posted on the notice board of the schools. He said action should be taken without discrimination against the schools involved in the complaint.

Don't get me wrong: KO Nandakumar, state general secretary of the Tamil Nadu Nursery, Primary, Matriculation Higher Secondary and CBSE Schools Association, said: 75 per cent of the fees issued by the court will apply only to the last academic year. Private schools have the right to charge full fees for the current academic year.

However, private schools only charge 75 percent of the fees, depending on the status of the parents. It is wrong to put pressure on parents by asking for uniform and vehicle fees. Mistakes made by a few schools are detrimental to the private sector as a whole and to the government as a whole. He said that in order to avoid this, the instructions of the Tamil Nadu government should be followed in the collection of tuition fees.