India, April 15 -- The Maharashtra government has appointed divisional committees headed by retired judges to regulate school fees and address parents' complaints across four regions, including Mumbai, thereby meeting a key requirement under the Maharashtra Educational Institutions (Regulation of Fee) Act, 2011.

The law mandates that every division in the state establish a Divisional Fee Regulatory Committee (DFRC). These committees had not been formed after the previous government's term ended in 2024. As a result, several complaints related to private school fees were pending with the offices of the deputy directors of education.

With the new appointments, the state government aims to clear the backlog and bring better regulation of f...