Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 29: A meeting of Executive members of central body of J & K Private Schools Association was held here today under the chairmanship of Prof J L Kotwal for discussing the fresh order by Fee Fixation Committee.
PSA general secretary Ajay Gupta informed about the Fee Fixation Order No. 01-FFC of 2019 dated 28.01.2019, according to which the Private schools are authorized to raise their fee structure annually not more than six percent on the fee existing on August 1st, 2018. He also drew attention towards the order no Dy CEO /B/1128-29 dated 25/01/2019, issued by Deputy Chief Education Officer Kathua in which he has directed Heads of all Private High & Higher Secondary Schools not to demand tuition fee from the students studying in their institution in class 10th & 12th for the month of March 2019.
President of the Association Kamal Gupta said that on the one hand Government has given partial relief to all low budget Private schools by rectifying all teething orders and circulars issued by FFC and Education Department time to time but on the other hand the Government has left the officials at the District level unbridled who pass their own dictum by superseding all orders and circulars.
The members present in the meeting demanded immediate withdrawal of circular circulated by the Dy CEO Kathua as this circular is based on the flimsy and unrealistic grounds for the unaided self financed Private schools.
They also appealed to the Government to intervene and install a universal mechanism which is acceptable to all the stakeholders of Private Education sector to save them from harassment and extinction before the commencement of new academic session 2019-20. Members also demanded enhancement of Tuition fee @ 8% w.e.f. April 2019.
The Executive members of JKPSA, who were present in the meeting, included Rameshwar Mengi , Sanjeev Luthra , Ajay Singh, Laddi Kumar, R D Singh, Usha Jamwal, Kiran Raina and Vivek Chouhan.
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