Regulate fee structure and admission criteria of Private Schools- Phoolka

CHANDIGARH : Taking a serious note of the school admission round the corner, Aam Aadmi Party leader and leader of opposition in Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Adv. H. S. Phoolka on Tuesday said that the government should immediately take the steps to regulate admission/readmission fee structure and purchase of books in various private schools of Punjab.
“Strict instructions have been issued to many private schools in Delhi regarding fee and admission and excellent results have been derived by AAP government.” Phoolka said. He said that adequate steps should be taken to stop commercialization of education in Punjab and funds should be increased to Government schools so as to bring at par with private schools. Talking about the recent Government instructions passed on to stop the funding of various civic projects running in various towns and villages, Phoolka said that the projects which are in the pipeline should not be scrapped as it may cause public inconvenience and sufferings to common man.
“In line with the recent High Court judgment regarding transfer of funds directly to Gram Panchayats, requisite steps should be taken and guidelines be issued so that various bureaucratic hurdles may be removed from the smooth and hassle free transfer of funds to Gram Panchayats.” Phoolka said.