FFRC bars private school in Anantnag from collecting fees from students over non-compliance

Srinagar, July 18: Acting tough over non-compliance, the Fee Fixation and Regulation Committee (FFRC) of private schools has barred the management of Birla Open Minds Botengoo Anantnag from collecting any kind of fees from the students.

The instructions have been issued to the school over its failure to submit a proposal for fixation and regulation of fee.

As per the notice signed by Chairman FFRC Justice Sunil Hali, (Former Judge), the principal of the school has been intimated that despite being granted two weeks of time, it has been observed that your institution has failed to submit the requisite file for fixation, determination, and regulation of fee in terms of Rule 8 of the Jammu and Kashmir Private Schools (Fixation, Determination, and Regulation of Fee) Rules, 2022.

As per the rule, every private school is mandatorily required to submit the proposal on the prescribed proforma three months prior to the commencement of the academic session.

“However, till date, no such compliance has been made by your school,” the FFRC notice reads.

As per the notice, the school principal has been directed “not to collect any fee from the students as the same has not been approved or regulated by the FFRC.”

“Besides, all the students and parents are advised not to pay any kind of fee till further orders,” it reads.

The FFRC has informed the school that in view of its continued non-compliance, the case is being placed before the Committee for appropriate recommendation to the competent authority for withdrawal of recognition of your school and imposition of penalty of 109 percent of revenue generated by the school in terms of Rule 8D) of the said Rules.

“This may be treated as final intimation in the matter. The consequences of non-compliance will be entirely borne by your institution,” the notice reads.