New fee norms fixed for private schools in Telangana
New guidelines for setting fees at private schools have been released by the school education department, giving the institution's governing board the authority to specify the pricing structure for various classes. In accordance with a memo released by the department on Friday, each school affiliated with a different board is required to have a governing body made up of the principal, the teaching staff representative, the president of the parent-teacher association, and an educated mother among the parents who are nominated by the DEO.
The governing council has been urged to take into account costs such as staff wages, building rent and maintenance, classroom requirements, book purchases, contributions to educational CESS, etc. while determining the school fee structure. The choice to charge students either monthly, quarterly, or half-yearly is up to the governing board. The schools were told to set aside 50% of the fees received for paying staff wages, 15% for upkeep, employee development, and perks like gratuities and PF, etc. Only 5% of the fees received may be designated as the management's personal income.
The governing council has been urged to take into account costs such as staff wages, building rent and maintenance, classroom requirements, book purchases, contributions to educational CESS, etc. while determining the school fee structure. The choice to charge students either monthly, quarterly, or half-yearly is up to the governing board. The schools were told to set aside 50% of the fees received for paying staff wages, 15% for upkeep, employee development, and perks like gratuities and PF, etc. Only 5% of the fees received may be designated as the management's personal income.
Fee details should be displayed on the school’s notice board and its website besides uploading them in the prescribed format on the department’s website www.schooledu.telangana.gov.in.
The agency gave schools instructions not to collect any capitation fees when admitting a kid, citing the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory education Act 2009 in doing so. It issued a warning that any school breaking the regulation would data-face punishment that may reach ten times the capitation fee assessed.