slapped a show cause notice on school

The state government has slapped a show cause notice on Delhi Public School for reportedly hiking their school fees by a whopping 50% on Tuesday. The government has taken a tough action against the school followed by media reports pertaining to a fee hike of 30% and an extra additional amount for arrears fund. The school was asked to submit its rationale behind the substantial fee hike within two days. R P Jain, chief education secretary, education department said, "DPS was among the list of defaulting schools who had not submitted their fee hike history along with their account information to the administrative committee that was formed to resolve the issue." A feasible action would be initiated against the school on the basis of the report, added Jain.

He has warned the school management to take the directives of education department seriously from now onwards. "The department will initiate stern action against those schools who made a habit of neglecting government directives. Schools who do not adhere to the government's order have to face the music according the Non-Government Schools Act 1989," added Jain. Education department has also cleared that those schools which have not submitted their financial date to the administrative committee would be penalised. Earlier, the education department had issued show cause notice to more than 97 schools for not sharing their financial date with the administrative committee formed to resolve the fee hike.
Education departments has also directed all private unaided schools in the state to submit their fee hike order's taken in last two academic sessions within a stipulated period of time.

Source : timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Show-cause-notice-to-school/articleshow/4341671.cms