By Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: In an enormous respite for college kids and oldsters, the Odisha Government has notified the revised charge construction for all of the non-public colleges as per the MoUs signed with 14 instructional establishments within the wake of Covid-19 pandemic final yr.
“The order has been issued as per the direction of the Orissa High Court and will be applicable for all aided and unaided private schools in the state,” stated School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash on Wednesday.
As per the notification of the School and Mass Education (SME) division, there can be a waiver of 26 per cent (laptop) for college charges above Rs one lakh every year, 25 per cent for charges from Rs 72,001 to Rs 1 lakh every year, 20 per cent for Rs 48,001 to Rs 72,000 every year, 15 per cent for Rs 24,001 to Rs 48,000 every year, 12 per cent for 12,001 to Rs 24,000 every year and seven.5 per cent for Rs 6,001 to Rs 12,000 every year.
However, there can be no waiver for college charges as much as Rs 6,000 and transport and meals expenses may even stay the identical. As per the notification, there may even be a flat waiver of 30 per cent hostel charges for all the scholars in non-public colleges.
The new charge construction can be efficient for the present tutorial session (2020-21) solely. “No school will be allowed to charge any optional fees beyond this fixed structure in this period. Those having objection to the new slab may approach the Court again,” the Minister stated.
Notably, PILs had been filed within the High Court by Odisha Abhibhabak Mahasangha, Md Mustaq and Prahallad Rout final yr in search of waiver of charges of personal colleges because of the pandemic.
Initially, the State authorities had claimed that it had no energy to manage charges mounted by non-public colleges. The Mahasangha, nonetheless, had argued that the decision issued by the division on September 23, 1996, which remains to be in vogue, offers the State the ability to manage the charges being charged by non-public colleges. Later, the State authorities filed an affidavit within the the HC urging it to endorse the MoU signed by all stakeholders for the revision of the charge construction.
