New Delhi, Aug 6 (UNI) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has proposed key amendments to the Delhi School Education Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees Bill, 2025, arguing that the current draft favors private school managements over parents.
The party has demanded stricter audits, parent representation in fee committees, and easier grievance redressal mechanisms.
Leader of Opposition Atishi accused the BJP-led Delhi government of delaying the bill to allow schools to collect hiked fees unchecked. “This bill was ready in April but brought only now, giving schools months to impose arbitrary hikes,” she said. AAP has moved four amendments:
1. Audit Mandate: Schools must submit audited accounts to parents, who will have 15 days to review and submit objections before fee decisions.
2. Parent Representation: Fee committees should include 10 elected parents, not five chosen by lottery.
3. Complaint Threshold: Instead of requiring 15% of parents to file a grievance, even 15 parents should trigger action.
4.Judicial Recourse: Parents should retain the right to challenge committee decisions in court.
Atishi said voting on these amendments would reveal whether BJP MLAs “stand with parents or private school profiteers.”
AAP Chief Whip Sanjeev Jha called the bill “a shield for the school mafia,” alleging it centralizes power with the Education Minister and Director of Education, bypassing judicial scrutiny. Kondli MLA Kuldeep Kumar criticized the removal of audit provisions, calling it “state-sanctioned extortion.”
The BJP has not yet responded to AAP’s claims. The bill, tabled after months of parent protests against fee hikes, is set for debate in the Delhi Assembly.
