TN pvt schools to propose 10 pc fee hike to committee

After enacting the Tamil Nadu Schools Regulation of Collection of Fee’ Act, a committee, led by a retired HC judge, was constituted to fix fees for private schools. The Tamil Nadu Private Schools Fee Determination Committee thus instructed all, barring CBSE and ICSE ones to submit proposals on fees for 2020-2023 based on expenditure incurred last year.

Stating that the committee had fixed fees for all private schools till 2019-20 and members have decided to fix the amount for another three years, a senior official from the Directorate of School Education told DT Next on Saturday, "The schools have been directed to submit proposals to the committee before September 29."

Federation of Association of Private Schools in Tamil Nadu Secretary DC Elangovan added that the management of private institutions will increase from 10% to 15%. "The fees vary from school to school depending upon infrastructure", he added. Claiming that since many parents could not pay fees, almost all private schools suffered a major setback as they couldn’t pay salary to the teaching and the non-teaching staff, Elangovan said the schools should send their proposals immediately. According to him, due to severe financial crisis, some private schools might increase the fees up to 20%.

P Ganapathy, an office bearer of Parents-Teachers Private School Welfare Association Forum, said after receiving individual proposals, the committee, should also get feedback from parents before arriving at a decision.