Last Update: 31 July 2022, 18:55 IST
Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has turned down the Arvind Kejriwal government’s proposal to hike fees in private diploma institutes in Delhi.
There was no immediate response from the Delhi government on the development.
Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has turned down the Arvind Kejriwal government’s proposal to hike fees in private diploma institutes in Delhi, sources in the LG office said on Thursday. There was no immediate response from the Delhi government on the development.
According to sources, the LG pointed out that people are still recovering from the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and advised the Chief Minister to “postpone” the proposed fee hike in board-affiliated private diploma institutions for a year. has given. technology education of Delhi Government. “The proposal for fee hike was approved by the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister. The LG decided to turn it down in the wider public interest,” said a source.
He said that this decision will help especially students from lower economic strata to pursue various diploma level courses to get employment without worrying about any hike in fees. He said that students are already being paid around Rs 40,000 to 50,000 as fees, which is more than what is to be paid by diploma students in Noida, Gurugram and other NCR cities.
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