Delhi Education Minister: No Private School Can Hike Fees Arbitrarily as Delhi Education Bill 2025 Comes Into Effect

Delhi Education Bill 2025 has come into effect, Education Minister has said that all private schools will have to follow new fee regulations. 

Delhi Education Bill, 2025 to control arbitrary fee hike in schools and ensuring transparency has come into effect in Delhi, after its passage by state assembly. Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood has announced that all 1,700 private schools will now be governed by new fee regulation law, replacing outdated 1973 framework that covered only 300 schools.

New law mandates that any proposed fee hike by schools must be approved by a School Level Committee, which will include parents, teachers, administrators, and a Delhi government observer. If disputes arise, they can be escalated to District Appellate Committees and finally to a State Level Revision Committee, ensuring checks at every stage.

Sood has stressed that this bill empowers parents by giving them a decisive role in fee regulation. “Parents will no longer be at the mercy of schools when it comes to arbitrary hikes. Transparency and accountability are now built into the system,” he said.

Fee legislation also prescribes strong penalties for violations. Schools found guilty of increasing fees without approval can face fines ranging from ₹1 lakh to ₹10 lakh, with penalties doubling if excess collections are not refunded. Director of Education has been granted power equivalent to a Sub-Divisional Magistrate to enforce compliance, including freezing assets or revoking school recognition in extreme cases.

Delhi Chief Minister, Rekha Gupta described new law a “revolution in Delhi’s education system,” asserting that it would balance interests of parents and schools as well as ensure quality education remains accessible.