CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Supreme Court on Monday observed that education is not the business to earn profit and tuition fees shall always be affordable as it noted that the Andhra Pradesh Government’s decision to enhance fee to ₹ 24 lakhs per annum, which is seven times more than the fee fixed earlier is not justifiable at all.

Detailed explanation-2: -An Act to provide for the regulation of collection of fee by schools in the State of Tamil Nadu and matters connected therewith and incidental thereto. 1. Short title, extent and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Schools (Regulation of Collection of Fee) Act, 2009.

Detailed explanation-3: -The framework developed after examining the fee regulatory guidelines/laws/acts adopted by different State aims to provide a preventive strategy against physical, mental and emotional harassment of children in schools resulting from mutual dispute between school and parents on fees related issue.

Detailed explanation-4: -First, the state should clearly articulate the objectives behind regulating fee. It must be acknowledged that schools are free to set their fee structure and the state can only verify whether the fee charged is reasonable and does not amount to profiteering.