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Student and teacher unions in Telangana demand the government ensure private schools observe second Saturday holidays like government institutions. They also call for laws against fee exploitation and request free education for economically weaker sections in private schools

The TRSMA leaders said a section of student and community organisations was misusing their platforms to blackmail and extort recognised private schools.

A special training programme for pre-school teachers working in the private schools would be organised to improve their teaching skills in the State, said Syed Shamael Ahmad, national president Private Schools and Children Welfare Association

Insist that the managements must provide a clear justification if they propose a fee hike of more than 10 per cent

Submits representation and wanted the fee regulatory commission to be set up on the lines of the Telangana Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee

The Congress government faced strong criticism for disrupting school schedules to facilitate CM A Revanth Reddy's Vemulawada meeting, with district officials reportedly using private school buses for public transport.

As per the information shared by the State government, the number of private schools has come down from 11,238 in 2021-22 to 10,832 in 2023-24.

Government schools have seen a 4.45 lakh drop in enrolments, while private schools gained 5.37 lakh new students, despite government schools offering English medium instruction.

The ABVP activists led by its State joint secretary Jeevan demanded the State government to immediately bring in a school fee regulation act and implement it.

Student unions are alleging that the private schools are collecting commission from the shops and allowing them to sell the stationery for abnormal prices.

However, the efforts of the DEO to regulate has come ‘a stitch too late’, as nearly 80 per cent of the private schools have already emptied their shelves.

The district authorities have asked parents to check the details of the private schools with the mandal education officer's office before taking admission to confirm the recognition.

A total of 11,051 private schools across State were directed to furnish report on or before Sept 30

Various initiatives of the State government including introduction of English medium of instruction in government and local body schools from this academic year is reaping good results.

Bhupalpally/Hanamkonda: Alleging that the District Education Officer (DEO) Srinivas Reddy was not taking any action on the managements of the private schools for their wrong doings, the AISF leaders have demanded his suspension. They staged a protest and kept the memorandum in the latch of the locked DEO office here on Saturday. Speaking on the […]

Hyderabad: Buying textbooks of the State syllabus will cost parents of private school students a bomb this year as the prices have shot up. In comparison with last year, the textbooks will cost at least 50 per cent more this year. One of the main reasons for the hike in textbook prices is the fact […]

Mancherial: Tuition fee and the rates of stationery soared, causing financial burden on the parents who were already suffering a blow due to inflation. Mancherial district has 740 government and 150 private recognized schools, providing education to 66,409 students. A total of 49,722 students are studying in the private schools, reflecting a whopping 74 percent. […]

Warangal: The managements of many private schools in the erstwhile Warangal district, particularly the managements which are running multiple branches under the Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation (GWMC) limits, has resumed their bad old practice of fleecing the parents on the pretext of one fee or other after a lull for two years. They adapted to […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Schools Parents Association (HSPA) urged the School Education department to regulate the fee charged by the schools, not just the fee hiked. HSPA joint secretary, K Venkat Sainath said in a representation submitted to the department on Friday, said, “several schools, especially the older and established ones, have been trying to sell this […]

Hyderabad: Parents and students who are being forced to pay exorbitant fees by private educational institutions can hope for some relief soon. While a decision was taken to regulate fee in private educational institutions, the State government is working on formulating necessary modalities. In this connection, the Cabinet subcommittee comprising a group of Ministers is […]