AMSU strictures over private school fees likely to relieve parents

Private schools’ body sort out fee payment mode for students

Imphal, Feb.4, 2012:

Parents and guardians of students going to private school finally get relieved as the All Manipur Students’ Union (AMSU) and the All Manipur Recommended Private School Welfare Association today reached an agreement over the school fee structures.

With the low profile standard of the government run schools, parents and guardians of the state has been depending on the private school since the last many years disregarding of their poor economic condition. However, with the sudden announcement for increase of school admission fees as well as the monthly tuition fees by some of the private schools, parents and guardians had been worried over the fate of their children. Taking the matter seriously the All Manipur Students’ Union AMSU, a major student body of the state has been approaching the private school authorities to think over the matter. As the matter remained unsolved for a couple of month the student body finally held several rounds of meeting with the All Manipur Recommended Private School Welfare Association and the two finally arrived at a situation at which both the school authorities and the parents would bear.

The matter was made known to the media persons in a press conference held today at AMSU head quarter. Both authorities of the Private school bodies and the student bodies were present in today’s press conference. The agreement reached between the private school body and the students’ body was announced by the advisor of the All Manipur Recommended Private School Welfare Association. President of the Association S Memcha Devi was also present in the press conference. Speaking to media person Memcha devi said the private school body had finally agreed to the proposal made by the student body in view of the burden that would be lifted to the parents and guardians of the students.

As according to the agreement admission fee from Pre-Nursery to Kg should not exceed rupees 1000/- and the monthly be not exceed rupees 250/-. As for the class 1 to 5 admission fee should not exceed rupees 1500/- while the monthly fee should not exceed Rs. 300/-. And for the class 6 to 10 admission fees should be not more than Rs. 2000/- and the monthly fee should also be not more than Rs. 350/-. Speaking to media person AMSU general secretary Dipaljit said any private school which failed to comply with the new strictures will be taken stringent action. Parents could compliant if any such thing happened at the mobile phone number 857121936, he added.