Hyderabad, June 26 : Acting tough against the erring schools, the Hyderabad District Fee Regulation Committee on Thursday recommended criminal action against 118 schools who did violated the prescribed fee norms.
Briefing the media persons after chairing the DFRC meeting, Hyderabad District Collector Mukesh Kumar Meena said that the criminal action would be taken against 118 schools for violation of fee norms. He said their recognition might also be cancelled. He informed that notices have been served to as many as 770 schools for not following the fee structure prescribed by the DFRC. Action will be taken against these schools if they fail to reply to the notice within a week, he said.
As per the GO 40 and 42, the DFRC has fixed an annual fee of Rs 9,000 for Primary and Rs 12,000 for High School students. All schools are required to display the fee structure in their premises. Meena asked the parents to approach the DFRC if they find schools violating the prescribed fee structure. He said all schools should provide basic facilities like toilets, drinking water, electricity and benches.
In cases where the schools want to implement a high fee structure, they need to get prior approval from the DFRC citing valid reasons. The DFRC will review such applications and take a decision after conducting the inspections, the District Collector said. INN
