India, June 3 -- The Aam Aadmi Party government has decided to cap fee hikes in private schools in Punjab at 5% annually.

Announcing the decision in Chandigarh on Wednesday, chief minister Bhagwant Mann said that any private school that has increased school fees by more than 15% over the past three years will have to refund the excess amount collected from parents.

"We are going to bring a bill in the next assembly session to enact the most stringent law in the country. The 5% cap will apply to tuition fees and other charges. Strict action will be taken against any school that violates this cap on fee hike," he said after a meeting with officials of the school education department.

Mann alleged that the previous Capt Amarinder Singh-le...