Govt to take over Rohini pvt school

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government will take over the management of Bal Bharati Public School in Rohini for allegedly hiking fees without a clearance from the education department, it said in a statement on Thursday.

“Delhi government had issued orders several times to withdraw the arbitrarily increased fees by the school but the school management has failed every time to comply with these orders. Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal had approved the proposal of the Directorate of Education (DOE) to take over the management of Bal Bharti School. This file was sent to the LG, which has now been approved,” said the statement released by deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia’s office.

Sisodia, who is also the education minister, also warned other schools: “If any school does this then strict action will be taken against them.”

The school, in a statement, said it has “always functioned under the provisions of DSEAR (Delhi School Education Act and Rules, 1973) and followed all the judgments of the Delhi high court”. The institute said they are yet to receive any communication from the DOE, adding that it will wait for it to decide their next step.

The action committee of private recognised schools and the action committee for unaided recognised schools condemned the action against the school.

This is the latest in a series of actions against private schools allegedly hiking fee: on Wednesday, the education department said it initiated steps to take over Apeejay School in Sheikh Sarai for allegedly failing to roll back the fee hike introduced by them in the last two academic years; and on July 27,the Delhi government said it will take over the management of Swami Sivananda Memorial School in Punjabi Bagh.