To sort out the problem of overcharging of fees and stopping the exploitation of any kind, the Punjab Education Department on Friday gave the final touch to the draft of the regulatory authority for private unaided schools of the State.
“The draft policy is finalised in a marathon meeting held with senior officials of the department. The draft would be submitted before the Chief Minister for his approval,” said State Education Minister Daljit Singh Cheema.
Cheema said that the department is very much concerned about the reports of the exploitation of the parents and students by some private unaided schools who were collecting heavy fee and also indulging other undesired activities like forcing the parents to buy books from specified shops and also compelling the parents to buy uniform as per the school instructions.
“Such undesired activities cannot be allowed to proceed unhindered. Thus, the department, after carefully considering the reports, had taken a decision few months back to establish an independent authority to put a stop to such corrupt practices,” he said.
He added, “For this, the process of consultation with the stakeholders was underway for a long time and after completing this process, the department has formulated a comprehensive plan to check these malpractices.”
He said that the draft prepared for the establishment of the Regulatory Authority will enable to check all these unwanted activities in an effective manner.