India, Aug. 11 -- The Punjab Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a bill paving the way for capping fee hikes by private schools at 5 per cent per annum.

On the concluding day of the monsoon session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains tabled the Punjab Regulation of Fee of Unaided Educational Institutions (Amendment) Bill, 2026 in the House.

According to the bill, no unaided educational institution shall enhance its fee by more than 5 per cent annually.

Winding up the discussion on the Bill, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said it will cover around 7,800 private schools in the state, directly benefiting around 32 lakh students. It will bring big relief, asserted Mann on capping fee hike at 5 per cent. Mann s...