UDHAMPUR, MAR 01:
A meeting of Private Schools of District Udhampur was organized by District President Ram Parkash to discuss their problems. Members’ present representing Salmerhi, Tikri, Krimachi, Jib, Rehmble, Chenani, Ramnagar, Majalta, Chakhar, Udhampur, Rathian, Kawa etc. had come and showed their serious concern regarding the order No. 46 FFRC of 2021 dated 22.02.2021circulated by Nazir ul Hussain Shah, Administrative Officer Committee for Fixation and Regulation of fee of Private schools in which private schools are directed to resubmit their information . While speaking members from far flung areas said that they have already submitted their files for approval/ regulation/ review/ enhancement of fee structure since 2019. Despite of issuing formal order for the approval/ regulation/enhancement of fee, the Committee for Fixation and Regulation of Fee of Private Schools has initiated a tactics of delay by returning of all 442 files vide order no 35 FFRC of 2021 dated 19/01/21. Due to this attitude there will be delay in streamlining the fee structure.
Moreover most of the small private schools will come to halt on the one hand and restrictions not to enhance fee after a gap of 2 years will hamper functioning & growth on the other hand, they added. General Secretary of JKPSA, Jammu,
Ajay Gupta who was a special invitee said that government of J & K has hiked 19% fare in all public transport. Moreover on the passenger fare, LG office has also tweeted that this hike in J & K is lesser than the neighboring states. But in case of Private schools the government has become mute spectator as till date the government has fail to resolve the basic problems of all those who are solely dependent of Private Schools since long. Members unanimously demanded immediate intervention of Lt. Governor of JK UT so that schools can enhance fee at least @ 6% in academic session 2021-22 after a lapse of 2 years to pay increments to their teaching & non teaching staff members who were the worse sufferer during COVID.
Those who attended meeting included Seddharth Magotra, Rakesh Gupta, Rakesh Kalsotra, Siddheshwar Sadotra, Vishwa Mohan, Pankaj Kerni, Stanly CS, Shub Kumar, Kuldeep Choudhary, Vijay Kumar, Ankush Verma, Vishal Gupta, Rajesh Modi, Shakti Sharma, Renu Sharma, Thomas Ooman, Darshan Kumar, Parshant Salaria, Manoj Sharma, Swarn Singh, Chain Singh, Vineet Gupta,Neeraj Kesar etc.