Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Nov 2: The Committee for Fixation and Regulation of Fee of Private Schools J&K (FFRC) today directed all the private schools across Jammu and Kashmir not to collect the annual fee for the period from November 2022 to March 2023.
The orders have been issued after it received a complaint against the Tyndale Biscoe and Mallinson School Sheikhbagh, Srinagar and after having interaction with the School Management Authorities it was made clear to them that the academic session of the educational institutions comprises 12 months.
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“It was also made clear to them that in view of the Government order No 2074-JK (Edu of 2022) dated 31 August 2022, read with Govt order No 2085-JK9Edu of 2022), dated 07-10-2022, the Government has made it clear that new admissions will commence from March of the calendar year and Annual Examinations shall be conducted in March-April session in all the Government and Government Recognised Private schools,” the FFRC said.
It said that it was thus impressed upon these authorities that the School Managements notice to the students to pay the Annual Fee for November 2022 to March 2023 is legally not sustainable and the authorities in these circumstances should withdraw the notice.
“The authorities assured that they would put on hold the notice which asks students to pay Annual Fee for the period November 2022 to March 2023.”
The FFRC said that it was made clear to the authorities of this school management that academic session cannot be stretched beyond the 12 months period, which now starts on 1st April and ends on 31 March of the calendar year.
“The period of five months commencing from November 2022 to March 2023 being not part of the academic session, the students can not be asked to pay Annual Fee for the period,” it said, adding, that it accordingly did not pass order on 1st of November and waited for the response of the School Management.
“All the school management of private schools are restrained from charging and collecting an annual fee for the period November 2022 to March 2023. Any breach of this order will result in initiating action according to law,” the FFRC ordered.
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