Government duty to protect interests of parents: CM Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi school told to rollback fee hike

New Delhi: It is the government's duty to protect the interests of parents and ensure that schools remain financially viable, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday -- a day after he ordered action against a school which increased the fees in the name of implementing the 7th pay commission.

"First govt in history which has stopped pvt schools from hiking fee illegitimately n also forced some schools to rfund illegitimate fee hike. 

It is govt's duty to protect interests of parents while also ensuring that schools remain financially viable (sic)," Kejriwal said in a series of tweets. 

The chief minister on Thursday asked the Directorate of Education to act against Bal Bharti Public School, which increased the fees by 10 per cent for 2017-18, over the previous academic session. 

The school has been asked to communicate to parents through its website, on notice board and via a circular about the rejection of the increase in the fee structure and pay salaries and allowances to teachers and other staffers from its savings.