New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- The Delhi government on Friday tabled a new set of rules effectively extending the timeline for implementing the school fee regulation framework by giving private schools until the 2026-27 academic session to constitute and operationalise their School-Level Fee Regulation Committees (SLFRCs). The Delhi School Education (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2026 - tabled in the Legislative Assembly - also directs schools to constitute SLFRCs within 10 days of the order being published in the Delhi Gazette. The order was issued by invoking Section 21 of the Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees) Act, 2025, which empowers government to address practical difficulties that emerge during implementation of the law. The Act was notified on December 10, 2025, even though it required schools to constitute SLFRCs by July 15 of the academic year, making compliance impossible for the 2025-26 session. The government said the new order seeks to give effect to the legislative intent of the Act and establish workable timelines for the three-year academic block beginning 2026-27. Delhi education minister Ashish Sood explained that the provision was invoked to ensure that fee regulation committees are constituted before the admission process for the next academic year is completed. "We had foreseen that by the time implementation starts and the committees are formed, it would be June-July, admissions happened around April. To ensure that schools do not impose exorbitant fee hikes, we have now invoked our power to remove difficulties from the Act," said Sood. Under the order, every private school covered under the Act must constitute its School-Level Fee Regulation Committee within 10 days of publication of the notification in the Delhi Gazette....