Schools that have reopened for class IX to XII now have hiked school bus, van fee in violation to the provisions of the Jharkhand Education Tribunal Amendment Act (JETAA)-2017 as Government clears reopening of schools .
One such complaint of an unusual hike in the name of implementation of corona norms has come from Dhanbad Public School that has notified an increase that happened ro be higher than the monthly tuition fee.
The notification issued by the school principal says that students willing to use buses will have to pay a minimum Rs 2600 per month and those willing to use Van would have to pay Rs 3000 per month.
One of the parents who refused to be quoted for obvious reasons said it's much higher than the monthly tuition fee that happens to be Rs 2350 only .Meanwhile, the Jharkhand Parents Association(JPA) has expressed concern over the unusual hike in the name of corona protocol.
Manoj Mishra, a senior activist of JPA who also has raised objections along with select parents said, schools were deliberately violating the JETAA that has come into force since it was published in state gazette in January 2019.
Schools in violation to the guidelines have not constituted a school level joint committee of parents and management that can decide on a hike but limited to 10 per cent only compared to the previous year fee , said Mishra.
In another move the district education officer (DEO) has issued a show cause to schools including aforementioned schools that have notified transportation fee hike after receiving complaints from the parents in this regard.