Chandigarh, June 3 -- After the Amritsar student tragedy, Punjab moves to curb school fee hikesThe Punjab government on Wednesday announced a major regulatory framework for private schools, proposing a cap of five per cent on annual fee hikes and mandating the refund of excess fees collected over the prescribed limit during the past three years.
Addressing a press conference in Chandigarh, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said the government would introduce a stringent law to curb arbitrary fee increases and prevent private schools from imposing undue financial burdens on parents.
Under the proposed legislation, private schools will not be allowed to raise fees by more than five per cent annually. Mann said institutions that have increased fe...