Srinagar, March 5 -- The Fee Fixation and Regulation Committee (FFRC) in Jammu and Kashmir has issued a final 15-day ultimatum to 660 private schools in the Kashmir division for failing to submit documents pertaining to the regulation of their fee structures, officials said on Thursday.

An official told news agency Kashmir News Service (KNS) that the committee, chaired by retired Justice Sunil Hali, noted that the institutions have persistently ignored previous communications, resulting in a willful violation of statutory provisions under the J&K School Education Act, 2002.

The non-compliance has raised concerns regarding the commercialization of education and a disregard for regulatory oversight, the official added.

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