Educational institutes exploiting loopholes in the existing Fee Regulation Act to force parents to pay higher fees under non-academic heads could be a thing of the past. To make the legislation more parent-friendly and tighten the screws on erring schools, the state has initiated a move to amend the Act.

On Wednesday, Dada Bhuse, the school education minister, informed the members of the Legislative Assembly that his department was working on making changes in the draft of the Fee Regulation Act to address issues that cropped up even after the introduction of the rule. “I request MLAs to give their suggestions so that ideas shared by members can be incorporated in the revised Act,” Bhuse stated.

BJP MLA Yogesh Sagar, during the question hour session, raised the issue of schools charging exorbitant fees in violation of the Act.