Government to adopt Gujarat model for stronger redressal system; local committees to verify complaints
The Maharashtra government is set to amend the Maharashtra Educational Institutions (Regulation of Fee) Act, 2011, in response to long-standing demands from parent associations regarding arbitrary and steep fee hikes in private schools.
Among the major reforms under consideration is the provision allowing individual parents—instead of a minimum group of 25%—to approach the District Fee Regulatory Committee (DFRC) with complaints. These complaints will first be verified by a local-level committee, ensuring ground-level checks before escalation.
The proposed amendment also draws from the Gujarat model of fee regulation, which includes area-wise fee structures based on operating costs and local conditions. Parent groups, who had been demanding this for years, have welcomed the move.
“This is a good initiative by the Maharashtra government. We have been consistently urging the state to follow Gujarat’s example. Empowering individual parents is a step in the right direction,” said Anubha Shrivastava Sahai, president of the India Wide Parents Association.
Other proposed changes include bringing coaching classes under regulatory oversight and improving transparency in school financial disclosures.
The state’s school education department has confirmed that a draft amendment is under review, aimed at making the fee regulation mechanism more parent-friendly and accountable.
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