Bengaluru: In a letter to the Karnataka Public Instruction Department (DPI), the Central Secondary Education Council (CBSE) understood has said the state government was empowered to decide on the cost structure for schools affiliated with the Board.
The June 9 letter is in response to a DPI query about regulating costs in CBSE affiliated schools in the state.
A copy of the letter was widely circulated on social media, but V Anbukmar, Commissioner, DPI, to whom the letter was intended, said he had not seen his copy.
“I can only comment when I see the letter,” said Anbukmanar.
However, he confirmed writing to the council in March, looking for clarity whether the cost regulation fell under the Ambit state of the state.
In January this year, schools affiliated with the central council such as CBSE have taken exceptions to the Dictates of the state government for the 2020-21 academic year in no more than 70% of it was collected for 2019-20.
This step is induced by a pandemic.
The government said the costs must be reduced when the class was not held on campus and there was very large financial pressure because Covid-19.
But the CBSE school argues that the state government does not have the authority to decide costs.
An organization that represents the CBSE school, among others, even approaching the High Court.
The problem is delayed.
In his letter, CBSE was quoted from bye-laws 2018.
“That according to the rules of 7.3 Affiliates bye-laws 2018, the fee will be charged under the head determined by the State Education Department / UTS (the state government is empowered to decide on the cost structure.) That according to the rules 7.8 (SIC 7.6) Affiliate bye-laws 2018, the actions and central regulations and the state government accessed / framed in connection with the regulations in connection with various categories of schools located in the state will apply to schools affiliated with CBSE, “he said.
Signed by the Affiliate Secretary Joint, the letter stated that the 2018 Affiliates are available on the Board website.
However, in response to the letter, the CBSE school said their belibis with the Karnataka Education Act.
D Shashi Kumar, Secretary, the Primary and Secondary School Association of Karnataka, said the problem is the sub-animation and the best for the court to decide.
“Karnataka education law has been challenged with various reasons including violating the basic rights of private institutions.
While the Supreme Court said it must be revised and equivalent to the allegations of TMA Pai, the problem was still delayed.
Including CBSE and ICSE schools under this action have also been challenged , “Kumar said.
But VP Niranjanaradhya, seniors, the center of the child and law, NLSII, shows that the CBSE school has misled the public and the court by saying they are not under the ambit government of the state.
“Bye-laws CBSE is clear: they come under the Ambit state government and costs can be improved.
The government must now take steps to resolve this problem,” Niranjanaradhya said.
“CBSE may not be aware of business in Karnataka.
The Karnataka Education Act declared the CBSE and ICSE schools were not under PurView.
That was what we were fighting in court.
This note from CBSE is probably in general all countries.
However, with this letter, CBSE Also exceeds the assessment of the Supreme Court Pai TMA.
The state can regulate costs, but they cannot decide on the cost structure, “said M Srinivasan President, Management of Independent CBSE School Association.