Tag: Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood

New Delhi, The Delhi government has brought all 1,700 private schools in the city under a new fee regulation law, with provisions for parental participation and veto power on fee hikes, Education Minister Ashish Sood said on Friday. Speaking at a “Parents’ Town Hall” in Janakpuri, Sood said the Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees) Bill, 2025, passed in the Monsoon Session of the Assembly, seeks to end arbitrary fee increases and ensure transparency in the fee fixation process. About 200 parents attended the interaction, where the minister explained key provisions of the law, including penalties ... Read more

Delhi Education Minister, Ashish Sood introduces new bill to seek transparency in school fees. Amid growing tensions between parents and private schools over steep fee hikes, the Delhi government has taken a legislative step aimed at curbing the commercialisation of education. On Monday, Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood introduced ‘The Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees) Bill, 2025’ in the Delhi Assembly.Speaking in the House, Sood said, “Education is not a thing to be sold… This bill has been brought to stop the commercialisation of education. We are bringing this bill to take action against those ... Read more

New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood on Saturday visited schools in Surat and said that an advanced education system featuring AI, smart boards, and robotics, on the lines of Gujarat, will soon be implemented in the capital’s schools. New Delhi: Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood on Saturday visited schools in Surat and said that an advanced education system featuring AI, smart boards, and robotics, on the lines of Gujarat, will soon be implemented in the capital’s schools. Speaking to the media in Gujarat, Sood expressed confidence that this initiative would not only raise the quality of ... Read more

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Cabinet on Tuesday approved an ordinance on regulating fee structure in private schools that empowers the city government to impose fines of up to Rs 10 lakh them and even take away their right to propose fee revision if they violate norms. Addressing a press conference, Delhi’s Education Minister Ashish Sood said that the cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta approved the ordinance, which is based on the proposed Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees) Bill, 2025. “The ordinance will be sent for presidential assent through the Lieutenant Governor. This is ... Read more

NEW DELHI: A special two-day session of Delhi Assembly is likely to be held around mid-May to discuss various public issues and to pass a Bill to regulate the fees charged by private schools in the capital, the ruling BJP said on Sunday. A BJP legislative party meeting was held at the Secretariat to discuss the preparations for the upcoming Assembly session, which was attended by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Cabinet ministers and BJP MLAs, Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood told reporters. “The likely dates for the Assembly session are May 13-14, although the Cabinet is yet to take a ... Read more

NEW DELHI: Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood on Monday said parents can directly file complaints with him if any irregularities are found in Economically Weaker Section (EWS) quota admissions. According to an official statement, the document verification process for EWS admissions is currently underway. As of now, 6,192 documents have been verified for students selected through the draw of lots conducted on March 5. The process is being carried out across designated verification centres, it said. “If parents face any irregularities or lack of transparency during the verification process, they can file a complaint directly with me or visit my ... Read more