Last Updated: 29 September 2026

Private school fee hike capped at 5% per year; relief to 32 lakh+ students in 7,800 private schools^[1]
-- Punjab Regulation of Fees of Unaided Educational Institutions (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026 in force from 13 July 2026^[1:1]
-- Converted into a Bill by Cabinet (Aug 2026)^[2]

Refunds: Schools that raised fees by more than 15% in last 3 years must return the excess to parents^[1:2]

¶ Key rules^{[1:3][2:1][3]}

• 5% cap covers tuition and all other charges (transport, building, funds, multimedia)
• Higher hike only with approval of regulatory body
• DC-led regulatory committees scrutinise fee hikes
• Schools must upload 4 years' fee records on a portal
• Forensic audits; penalties up to derecognition

¶ Why^[3:1]

• Hundreds of parent complaints on steep hikes; death of a schoolgirl in Amritsar over fee harassment

References:

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1. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=223776 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 13 July 2026) ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

2. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=224895 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 5 Aug 2026) ↩︎ ↩︎

3. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=222014 (3 June 2026) ↩︎ ↩︎