Private Schools in Rajasthan can charge 70% of fees: High Court

Rajasthan Private schools are now allowed to collect 70 per cent school fees from the students' parents. Read further to know more.

Rajasthan High Court has directed all the private schools in the state to collect 70 per cent of school fees from the students' parents. Private schools have challenged in the state High Court to put a stay on its earlier order baring them to collect fee from students during the coronavirus pandemic.

As per the media reports, on behalf of private schools, lawyers Dinesh Yadav, Kamlakar Sharma, Sacrota Sharma and Shalesh Prakash Sharma has put before the Rajasthan High Court that schools were incurring huge loses due to non-collection of fee during the pandemic. The High Court was further informed that schools have been providing online classes to students on the directions of the CBSE ever since the pandemic began and paying teachers even when they are not able to collect fees, facing huge losses. 

Schools, colleges and other educational institutions in the country have been kept closed since mid-March owing to a coronavirus outbreak in the country. To avoid any academic loss, the schools across the country are giving online classes to the students. 

Private schools have asked the High Court to lift the stay order and allow them to collect the fee. The Rajasthan High Court though did not lift the stay but exempted schools to collect 70 per cent fee in three installments. However, if a parent fails to submit the fee, then schools can discontinue that particular ward's online classes but his/her name will not be cut from the school.

The private schools had challenged the state government's earlier order on April 9 and July 7.

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