Aapki Khabar Aapka Fayda: Big Relief for Parents! Now Delhi private schools cannot force parents to buy costly books, Watch this special report

Issuing an order, the Directorate of Education said that no private school will now compel parents to buy books, study material and school uniforms from themselves or from any specific vendor and strict action will be taken against them for doing so. Education Minister Manish Sisodia said that lakhs of parents will benefit from this move of the government and they will not have to pay extra money to schools. Under this order, private schools will already display the class wise list of books and other study material to be used in the coming session on the school website and at specific places as per rules so that parents can be made aware about it. Apart from this, the school will also display the address and telephone numbers of at least 5 shops near the school on its website from where parents can buy books and school uniforms. Also the school will not force the parents to buy these things from any specific vendor.