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Wednesday, August 20, 2025
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Topic: Private schools

Bengaluru private schools want to charge students ‘Covid fees’ to cover sanitisation costs

School managements say that ensuring all safety protocols and Covid measures will see house cleaning and maintenance costs go up if students choose to return from 21 September.

Budget private schools fear closure, pay teachers in rations as funds dry up amid pandemic

The vast majority of private schools in India are small-scale budget facilities. The Covid pandemic has left many students' parents without pay, robbing the schools of critical income.  

Chhattisgarh could soon make a law to give parents say in fee hike decisions of pvt schools

Chhattisgarh is planning to bring in a new law to regulate fees in private schools, under which parents will be part of panels to oversee school issues.

Focus on migrants’ kids, call hostel residents in batches, says NCERT on reopening schools

The NCERT in its draft guidelines extensively emphasised on social distancing — from classrooms, toilets, bus depots to midday meal distribution areas.

Tuition fees of schools should not be exempted: Delhi High Court

The court said that e-education is no-child's play and efforts made by a teacher in online classes are more than those required in the physical classroom.

Parents write to PM, start online campaigns as Delhi schools hike fees amid Covid-19 crisis

Schools in Delhi have hiked fees — some by even 35%. Parents say it is an insensitive move by schools to increase fees during such an unprecedented crisis.

If an ‘honest govt’ is in power in Delhi, private schools can’t arbitrarily hike fees: Kejriwal

In April 2018, Delhi govt had issued a circular prohibiting private schools on govt land from hiking tuition fees without the approval of the Directorate of Education.

Cognitive skills of 4-year-olds at anganwadis lower than private school counterparts: ASER

NGO Pratham’s Annual Status of Education Report finds that children from less-advantaged homes are ‘affected disproportionately’ in performing basic tasks.

Mid-day meal coverage sees a dip, govt says students are shifting to private schools

HRD ministry data of 3 academic sessions shows nearly 25% gap between number of students who enrolled in govt schools and those covered by mid-day meal scheme.

Rise in private school admission: how can state govts restore faith in public education?

More parents are enrolling their children in private schools instead of government schools, according to MHRD.

On Camera

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?