Forward of the introduction of the Delhi Faculty Schooling Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Charges Invoice, 2025, within the Meeting, Sood stated a hike in charges by personal colleges was the “largest legacy” subject that the Rekha Gupta authorities goes to unravel.
Yearly, dad and mom of schoolchildren have been affected by the hike in personal college charges, he stated. Efforts have been made to “scare us from tabling the invoice within the Meeting by the training mafia and people having nexus with it.”
He stated allegations have been levelled in opposition to him in addition to the chief minister to cease the invoice. “We determined to carry this invoice regardless of the strain and menace to cease it.”
Sood additionally slammed the earlier AAP authorities in Delhi, accusing it of “underhanded dealing” with personal colleges that hiked charges with none concern.
The invoice was ready with a top-to-bottom method, impressed by the idea of “authorities by the individuals for the individuals,” he stated. “This invoice, after turning into legislation, will improve transparency and cease malpractice by a robust regulatory mechanism involving Committees at three ranges and provisions of penalties and termination of recognition of faculties on violations of its provisions,” he stated. The invoice lays down that recognised, personal, and unaided colleges discovered arbitrarily growing charges will face a wonderful starting from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 3 lakh on the primary violation. It might be as excessive as Rs 10 lakh on repeated violations.
It proposes the formation of three committees – on the college, district, and state degree – to resolve on price hikes. The selections on the price hike will likely be binding for 3 years.
Every personal unaided college, together with these providing Indian and international curricula, minority-run colleges, and establishments on concessional land, will likely be required to type a Faculty Stage Charge Regulation Committee by July 15 each tutorial 12 months.
Chief of Opposition Atishi demanded that the invoice be despatched to a ‘Choose Committee' earlier than it's thought-about within the Home. She additionally demanded that charges be frozen on the 2024-25 degree in order that no contemporary hike can be carried out by the colleges.
