Regulate CBSE school fees too: Parents to TN

They complain that matriculation schools are charging fees above the rate fixed by the government committee

- N DHAMOTHARAN @ Coimbatore

WITH the TVK-led government shifting private school NOC process online (from July 1) to curb corruption, many families are now demanding strict regulation on fee hikes, with several of them urging the state government to bring private CBSE schools too — just like the matriculation schools — under the purview of the fee determination committee.

P Chandran, an employee from Perungudi in Chennai, told TNIE that his son and daughter, studying in Class 2 and 4 at a private matriculation school, were charged a combined fee of ₹70,000 last year including tuition and book fee.

“The school has increased the fee by ₹10,000 for each child this year. When asked about it, the management said the classrooms had been upgraded to smart classrooms. We ended up paying ₹90,000 for both children, excluding the annual transport fee of ₹9,000. To manage the additional expenses, my wife has started working now,” he said.