Addressing grievances: School education dept restores fee regulatory committees
Indian Express·1d ago·Hope
What Happened
Maharashtra's school education department has revived Divisional Fee Regulatory Committees for Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar divisions. The government gazette notification issued March 18 establishes panels chaired by retired district judges. These committees will address parent complaints about unreasonable school fee increases under the 2011 Maharashtra Educational Institutions Act. A reconstituted Revision Committee will serve as appellate authority. Currently, complaints require 25 percent of parents' approval.
Key Entities
Maharashtra school education departmentDivisional Fee Regulatory CommitteesMumbaiPuneNagpurChhatrapati SambhajinagarRevision CommitteeIndia Wide Parents AssociationAnubha Sahai