New Delhi, April 17 -- In a move aimed to crack whip on private unaided recognised school's decision on fee hikes, the Delhi government's Directorate of Education (DoE) has issued an order to set up District-level Inspection Committees under the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) concerned to conduct inspections of all such schools in the city, including those against which complaints were received by the Education Department.
In a statement, the DoE said it has received numerous complaints from parents and students across Delhi regarding arbitrary, irregular, and exorbitant fee hikes by several such schools. "The fee increases have placed an unjustified financial burden on families and have been carried out in violation of established regula...