Cabinet meeting decision: Private school-administrators will waive only 25% fee, applicable to all boards, including CBSE, 31 Oct. 20% waiver only if the fee is paid by: School Board
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Private schools cannot fire any teacher or cut his salary
Fee waiver announced within 24 hours of the announcement of the by-election of 8 assembly seats
The issue, which had been stalled for three months, was resolved as soon as the election was declared
Parents said, given lollipops, this fee waiver is really low
This fee waiver is very low and if we need to go to the High Court, we will go: All Gujarat Guardianship
The state government has decided to give only 25 per cent fee relief to parents in all private schools in Gujarat this year. This decision has been taken keeping in view the wide representation of parents for fees in all the private schools in the state including CBSE, IB, ICSE, CSE. The decision was taken at a meeting of the state cabinet chaired by the chief minister and deputy chief minister. The decision came just 24 hours after the by-polls for eight assembly seats were declared yesterday, amid a controversy over fee waivers for the past three months. However, regarding the decision, the school board said that the parents will pay 20% waiver only if they pay the fee by October 31 and those parents who pay the fee late will not get this benefit.
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School administrators-guardians agree with state government for 25 per cent fee relief: Education Minister
In this regard, Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama said that the state government had held a meeting with school administrators and parents following the guidelines and judgment of the Gujarat High Court. As a result of the deliberations of these meetings, school administrators and parents have agreed with the state government for a 25 per cent fee relief. No school in the state will be able to charge any other fees including transportation, library, computer, sports and entertainment. Parents who have already paid the full fee will now be reimbursed as per this decision. The decision of 25 per cent fee relief will also apply to the school affiliated to FRC.
Clear instruction to private school administrators not to fire teachers
Bhupendrasinh thanked the schools which have voluntarily and voluntarily announced 25 per cent fee relief and requested all the parents to pay 50 per cent by October 31 now that the state government has given this relief. The state government has explicitly instructed private school administrators not to dismiss any teachers in the wake of complaints of non-receipt of salaries.
We will waive 25% fee only if our conditions are involved after seeing the government's 25% GR: School Board
The school board has also issued a statement regarding this decision. Manan Choksi, president of the Association of Progressive Schools (AOPS), said the government had proposed a 20 per cent reduction in school fees. In addition, we also introduced that only parents who pay two-quarter fees from April to September, 2020, i.e. by October 31, 2020, will get the benefit of 20 per cent fee waiver and those parents who pay late fees will not get the benefit of this facility. Today the government has announced a 25 per cent fee waiver instead of our 20 per cent fee waiver. We are waiting for the GR of the government to know the details of the terms and conditions under which this fee waiver will be granted. If our submission is included in the GR, we will implement it.
State Government adds 50% fee waiver by adding 25%: All Gujarat Wali Mandal
In this regard, the president of the All Gujarat Board of Trustees, Naresh Shah, said that the government had not passed any resolution on the fee issue even after 6 months. So we did PIL in the High Court. In PIL we demanded 50 per cent fee, as the fee is waived by deducting the expenses incurred after deducting the salaries of teachers and peons. The state government then called the applicant as per the order of the High Court and we made a written representation in it to waive 50 per cent fee. We don't mind if the school administrators demand 25 per cent, the state government will add another 25 per cent and waive 50 per cent fee. The 25 per cent fee waiver announced by the government today is really low. The state government has an unspent fund of Rs 1,500 crore for 2020-21. If the fee had been waived by deducting 25 per cent from this fund, the parents would have been relieved of the financial constraints. We still have the issue of going to the High Court and will go to the High Court if need be.
50% fee waiver or fee waiver till schools actually start: Gujarat Wali Ekta Mandal
Jayesh Patel, president of Gujarat Wali Ekta Mandal, said the government's announcement of a 25 per cent fee waiver was like a lollipop. The government is mocking parents by waiving 25 per cent fees. If the government really wants to waive the fees in the interest of the parents, then order the state education department to implement the resolution dated 16/7/2020 until the schools actually start or at least 50 per cent of the current year's tuition fees. Sorry. The demand for fee waiver will continue. Surprise programs will be devised in the near future with fee waivers.
The High Court had directed the government to take an independent decision to reduce school fees
Earlier, the fee case was heard in the Gujarat High Court. During the hearing, the High Court said that the state government should decide on the fees, the government has the power.
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School administrators were reluctant to waive fees
In three to four meetings held by the government with the administrators, the school administrators were not willing to bow down at all, the government had submitted in court. The government, in its application to the High Court, had submitted that a meeting has been held with the administrators in the fee case to find a middle ground twice. The government had offered to waive 25 per cent of the students ’fees, which the administrators refused.
