Hyderabad, June 28: Several cities in Secunderabad and other parts of Telangana have declared holiday today as the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) gave a call for state-wide Bandh today against exorbitant fees charged by private and corporate schools.
The ABVP members followed by a big crowd of parents have come up with a demand to constitute a fee regulatory committee for private and corporate schools. It has also sought the directions from the private schools to display fee structure on their websites in order to maintain transparency.
The ABVP has also urged for strict implementation of ‘Go. No. 91’ order which prevents schools from adding suffix to their school names to attract the attention of their parents. The demands additionally include ban on selling books, uniforms and other stationery at school premises to avoid rocketed prices and allotment of 25 per cent seats to weaker section’s students.
ABVP Secretory R. Shrinivas has urged all the parents and representatives of people’s organizations to participate in Bandh today.