A survey conducted by LocalCircles — a community social media platform — has revealed that only 6 per cent of parents believe that the government has worked effectively in regulating school fees, while 51 per cent has reported hike in fee structures. The survey was conducted to find out what parents in the state think of the overall fee structure for the new academic year.

To one of the questions asked — ‘How have the schools your children study in implemented the overall fee structure for the year 2021-22? — 51 per cent of respondents reported a hike in school fees. Of those, 2 per cent said the hike was more than 20 per cent and 17 per cent said it was between 10-20 per cent. When asked — ‘How do you rate the actions of the state government in regulating fee hike by schools during the pandemic?’ — only 6 per cent said it was effective, 48 per cent respondents said it has been ineffective and 22 per cent shared that the government did not take any action at all.