Schools can charge only 70 per cent of tuition fee Updated: Updated: January 29, 2021 18:08 IST Parents should be given the option of paying it in two or three instalments: Minister Suresh Kumar Share Article AAA Parents should be given the option of paying it in two or three instalments: Minister Suresh Kumar The Department of Primary and Secondary Education on Friday announced that for the 2020-2021 academic year, school managements will be allowed to collect only 70 per cent of the tuition fees collected last academic year. It has stated that schools will not be allowed to collect any other fees. Primary and Secondary Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar made this announcement at a press conference. He said that this will be applicable to managements affiliated to State as well as Central boards. In another important decision, the department has stated that if parents have already paid the full year’s fee, the school management should either refund the fee or adjust it with the next year’s fee. The Minister said that parents should be given the option of paying the fee in two or three instalments. He also said that the State government had the authority to prescribe fees based on the Karnataka Education Act ,1983, and also under certain clauses in the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897.