Task Force To Investigate Complaints Against Private Schools Created in Punjab

School Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains made the decision in response to several complaints from parents and students that private schools were “looting” them “in the name of books/copies and funds.”

Chandigarh: The Punjab government announced on Saturday the formation of a task force in each district to investigate complaints about private schools.

According to an official statement, School Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains made the decision in response to several complaints from parents and students that private schools were “looting” them “in the name of books/copies and funds.”

According to the statement, Punjab School Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains “has formed a task force to stop this” after paying close attention to the theft being committed by private schools under the guise of books and funds.

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There will be three district principals on each task force. According to the statement, it will look into the complaints that the education minister has received and give a report to the regulatory body.

Harjot Singh Bains stated that the state government will not permit education to turn into a business and that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has also received numerous complaints.According to him, all work will be done in compliance with laws and regulations, and offenders will not be spared.He claimed that a few days ago, a letter was sent to all of the state’s district education officers asking them to follow the school regulatory authority’s instructions regarding books, copies, fees, and funds.

Harjot Singh Bains expressed his surprise at learning that private schools were charging 7,000 for class 1 textbooks.

He gave instructions to the head teachers and owners of the schools to only use NCERT textbooks and to report any fee or funding increases by April 30.

Schools in towns are required by law to post the names of three to five bookstores where students can purchase books outside of their buildings, while institutions in cities like Ludhiana, Jalandhar, and Amritsar are required to post the names of twenty such bookstores.

Private schools cannot force students to purchase books, uniforms, or stationery from particular stores, according to a Punjab government statement from the previous year.