Overview
- The Gazette notification brings the Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees) Act, 2025 into force, covering more than 1,500 private unaided schools.
- The framework creates School-level, District Appellate, and state-level Revision committees with yearly schedules, three-year binding fee orders, and appeal windows of 30–45 days with 45-day disposal targets.
- District-level complaints require support from at least 15% of affected parents, formalising collective action in fee disputes.
- The law narrows permissible fee heads and caps key charges—registration Rs 25, admission Rs 200, caution money Rs 500 (refundable with interest)—limits development fees to 10% of tuition, mandates itemised disclosure and separate accounts, bars capitation and fund transfers to managing entities, and requires no-profit, no-loss pricing for user services.
- Penalties range from Rs 1–5 lakh for first violations and Rs 2–10 lakh for repeat offences, schools are barred from punitive actions against students over fees, and the DoE will issue a further notification on committee-formation timelines.