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Similarly, requirements are different for
schools affiliated with different boards.” —
Fees R us to m Keraw alla, founder-chairman,
Parents who can afford should pay; no fee VIBGYOR Group of Schools and president,
hike next year Association of Indian Schools

Online education
No government directive
High court order
Kerala high court dismissed a PIL staying collection of
school fee during the lockdown period Fees
Reduce/defer fees for April-June
Online education
No government directive
Fees
Levy tution fees; allow parents to pay
in installments
Online education
Online classes for pre-primary to
class V students prohibited
Fees
High court order Schools can collect fees for online classes
On June 16, Madhya Pradesh HC stayed the state government Online education
and CBSE order on collecting only tuition fee; directed schools No government directive
not to collect unincurred charges during the lockdown period
High court order
“The government does not have any right to interfere in the Punjab and Haryana high court order allows
administration of private schools. In the T. M . A . P ai Case private schools to collect tuition, admission
(2002), the Supreme Court upheld the right of private edu- fee irrespective of online classes (June 30)
cation institutions to administer themselves. We have ob-
tained a stay from the high court on the state government’s
fees circular and are vigorously opposing the ban on online
classes for pre-primary and primary students” —A nil Dhu- Fees
pur, president, Association of Unaided CBSE Schools Parents not to be compelled to pay fees
until reopening. Also no late payment penalty
to be charged

Fees Online education
No fee hike; parents not to be compelled to pay No government directive
Online education High court order
Online learning for pre-primary to class II Rajasthan HC dismissed PIL seeking waiver of school fees (May 14)
banned; others are permitted limited number
of hours “Private schools in Rajasthan are in a
better position than schools in other
High court order states. The state government has not
On June 26, Bombay HC stayed the government order prohibiting
schools and educational institutions from hiking 2020-21 fees. yet passed any orders on fees col-
Moreover on July 13, the high court restrained the state from tak- lection and online education since
ing coercive action against schools conducting online classes for closure of education institutions in
students upto class II March. However, some parents as-
sociations have begun agitating un-
“While the government has been very helpful on some is- der the slogan ‘No school no fees’, and have petitioned the
sues, it needs to come up with guidelines and policies based government to waive all fees of the past four months. But
on consultation with experts and research to cater to a wid- the state government is unlikely to heed this demand.” —
er spectrum of schools. What may be applicable to a school Damo dar Go y al, president, Society for Unaided Private
in a rural area may not hold good for those in urban areas. Schools of Rajasthan

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