Fee details of 8,226 schools in the State and 590 schools in the city was put up on the website

Updated on: Friday, June 14, 2013

After long deliberation, Justice S.R. Singaravelu private schools fee determination committee has come out with specific fee amount to be paid in private schools by students depending upon various factors.

Now, students and parents can view the revised fee structure for three academic years beginning from 2013, on the government’s website: http://sp.tn.gov.in/ miscellaneous/fees.html

Fee details of 8,226 schools in the State and 590 schools in the city was put up on the website on Wednesday.

Based on the commitee's recomendation, on an average, the fee for schools increases by 10 per cent for the first two years, and 15 per cent for the third year.

The fee structure has been split into five slabs comprising LKG and U.K.G, I-V, VI-VIII, IX-X and XI and XII.

Justice S.R. Singaravelu, who headed the committee, said they had sent notices to 10,000 schools, of which fee structures for 8,226 schools had been fixed. These are schools whose three-year fee structure determined by the previous committee had expired, he explained.

In the state , 330 schools had stopped functioning and the remaining were absent for the hearing. The commitee sent a notice to schools which were absent, and their fee will be fixed by July 4.

The ardous process of hearing schools, which began in March, concluded on Tuesday.

The fee has been fixed after taking into account all expenses of the schools including, teachers’ salaries, transport charges, expenditure towards maintenance, teaching aids, books and periodicals and smart classrooms among others.

However, schools did not seem too happy with the fee structure.

Justice Singaravelu said they had made a note of the status of all school awaiting recognition in the individual orders sent to schools, and indicated the fees which the school can charge so that parents are not overcharged.

He said parents could approach the committee if schools were found overcharging.

According to official sources, the district elementary education department had recently sent letters to all nursery and primary schools in the district asking for details about their basic facilities such as drinking water supply, toilets and playgrounds, apart from their recognition status.

Fee details of 8,226 schools in the State and 590 schools in the city was put up on the website

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