Chandigarh: On the directions of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, State Education Department on Tuesday ordered the private schools to immediately display the list of minimum three books/uniform shops in towns and 20 in cities to be shared with the District Education Officers (DEOs).

This move is aimed at allowing the parents to have option for buying books from any prescribed shops in the vicinity of their place of residence. Notably, earlier the parents of students were unduly harassed by the school managements to buy books from a particular shop. The Chief Minister has already categorically ordered the private schools not to force the parents to buy books and uniforms from any specific shop.

Chairing a meeting to review the position in this regard, the Education Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer directed the DEOs to form inspection teams for ensuring strict compliance of these orders. These teams shall verify the list of shops by conducting random inspections and any violations found would be strictly dealt with, revealed the Minister while personally monitoring the complaints.

The Minister further ordered the District Regulatory Bodies headed by the Deputy Commissioners to pro-actively act on complaints against private schools.

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Chandigarh: Taking a major decision for the students studying in private schools across the state, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday announced that none of any private school would hike the fee during the current semester of academic session 2022-23 and these orders would come into force with immediate effect.

In a video message, the Chief Minister said that the managements of private schools would be unable to increase fee even by a single rupee during the current semester. He further said that a comprehensive policy in this regard would be formulated in consultation with the parents of students, school management, principals and other stakeholders besides detailed information would be shared in this behalf in the coming days.

In another significant student friendly decision, Bhagwant Mann said from today onwards none of any school management could force the parents to buy books or uniform from a particular shop. Depending upon the population of particular town or city, Bhagwant Mann said the parents should be at liberty to have the option to buy both books and uniform from any shop within the town or city where they reside. He also mentioned that another policy would also soon come up regarding the purchase of books and uniform.

Mann said, “Education has become so expensive and it is now beyond the reach of a common man. All the parents intend to impart quality education to their children but their pocket doesn’t allow it”. Resultantly, parents are forced to either get their wards dropped from schools or resort them to some other vocations or provide such education which doesn’t help them to earn livelihood in their future.

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