Private Schools Now Require Government Approval for Fee Hikes in Delhi

Delhi assembly has passed a landmark bill in which all the private schools are required to seek government approval before increasing their fees. This is a landmark step that will ease the burden of parents hit by sudden and sharp rises in school fees and end years of uncontrolled fee increment in the entire area of private school education in the city.

What Does the New Bill Implicate?

Since the bill has been passed in August 2025 all private unaided schools in Delhi including both schools constructed on government lands and schools put on privately owned properties are now required to send their proposed fee increases to the regulatory committee of the government. No fee increase can take effect other than after the government approval has been given. Previously fee regulation only covered approximately 350 schools but the new law includes over 1,400 private schools in Delhi.

Highlights of the Delhi Fee Regulation Bill, 2025

1. Covers all private unaided schools (over 1,443 institutions).
2. Any fee increase requires government approval in advance by the schools.
3. Three tier inspection and appeals system: check of proposal after school, after district, after state, with parent representation.
4. Transparency up-front: schools need to make every part and fee processing open.
5. Stiff penalties on non compliance: fines of up to 10 lakh rupees, the threat of being de-recognized, and even the government can step in to run affairs in the extreme.

What Grounded the Bill?

During the academic year 202526, numerous Delhi private schools raised their fee by up to 3045 percent, leading to a massive surge of parent protests. Previous legislation only controlled the fees of schools on state land, so most schools were free to increase their prices without any monitoring. The new bill moves towards greater accountability, transparency and fairness to the families all around the city.

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta of Delhi appreciated this:

"It’s a 52-year wait that’s finally ended for the parents of Delhi. This bill is a promise to fix arbitrary fee hikes and bring justice to every household," she said during the Assembly debate.

What’s Next?

The bill has passed and awaits final approval by Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena. Once passed, no fee increments will be implemented without approval and parents will have a channel to appeal the increment as they get grievances redressed. Schools that will be caught violating the rules may be fined hefty sums of money or even be de-recognized.

The law puts parent interests at the forefront as it enables thousands of families to budget education costs without the risk of an arbitrary and arbitrary increase. It sends a clear message of responsibility to school managements and sends a message of a new dawn of transparency at the private school system in Delhi