Punjab Cabinet Clears Ordinance to Cap Annual Private School Fee Hikes at 5%

Punjab caps annual fee hike for private schools at 5%

The move is aimed to have an effective control over fee hikes, to provide protection to students and parents from arbitrary fee hikes

Punjab Cabinet Caps Private School Fee Hikes at 5%

Punjab’s cabinet has capped annual fee hikes in unaided private schools at 5%, ordered refunds for arbitrary increases above 15% over three years, and mandated regulatory scrutiny of higher hikes, while also clearing long-pending incentives for 99 closed industrial units and creating new administrative posts to improve public services.

Punjab caps private school fee hike at 5%, orders refund for excess charges

Cabinet approves release of decades-old industrial incentives and creates new ADC posts to ease public access to administration.

Punjab Cabinet clears ordinance to cap annual private school fee hikes at 5%

The Punjab Cabinet has approved an ordinance restricting private schools from raising fees by more than 5% annually without approval. Schools that increased fees beyond prescribed limits may have to issue refunds.

Punjab Cabinet clears 5% fee hike cap for private schools, refunds for excess

Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said the government would immediately issue an ordinance to this effect after getting approval from Governor Gulab Chand Kataria.

Punjab Cabinet clears ordinance to cap fee hike at 5% in private schools - The Tribune

If any school feels it needs to raise fees beyond 5%, it will have to approach a high-powered committee: Education Minister Bains.