NEW DELHI: Following the fee hike, the All India Parents' Association (AIPA) Delhi unit has decided to oppose it. At a meeting on Sunday, members whose children study in 40 unaided schools in the city, condemned the arbitrary fee hike and refused to pay the increased amount until the hike is approved by the directorate of education (DoE).
The AIPA also alleged that the 384 unaided schools in Delhi, which are situated on public lands allotted to them on concessional rates, are required to obtain prior permission from DoE to hike any fee. "This was a clause in the terms and conditions of land allotment. However, no school obtains any such permission before hiking fees every year," said the national president of AIPA, Ashok Agarwal.
In Sunday's meeting, the members decided to continue to pay the fee and other charges at old rates prevailing till March 31, 2012.
"The parents shall pay the fee and other charges at increased rates only after the schools approach DoE or the Justice Anil Dev Singh Committee on Fee Hike and obtain the approval from them on their increased fee structure," said Delhi president of AIPA, I S Gambhir.
The parents' body also decided to start an agitation in May to stop such arbitrary fee hikes by unaided private schools, and to protest against alleged inaction on the part of DoE against all erring schools, which were indicted in the 2010 CAG report.
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