India, Sept. 21 -- The state has directed aided and partially aided secondary and higher secondary schools to refund excess fees collected from students after the government sanctioned grants.

The directive follows complaints received by the Education Department that some schools continued to charge fees above the prescribed amount despite receiving government grants. Taking note of the complaints, the office of the Divisional Deputy Director of Education on Saturday, September 19, instructed schools to refund the excess amount to affected students.

Letters to this effect have been sent to headmasters and principals of secondary and higher secondary schools in Pune, Solapur and Ahilyanagar districts.

Under government resolutions, unaid...