Parents of Amrita Vidyalayam petition District Collector on inflated price of compulsory sportswear, fees

Coimbatore : A petition to the Coimbatore District Collector by the parents of Amrita Vidhyalaya states that school administration was forcing them to buy footwear and sports uniform at an inflated price. Based on this, the students will be supplied with the textbooks for the academic year 2019-2020.


Coimbatore : A petition to the Coimbatore District Collector by the parents of Amrita Vidhyalaya states that school administration was forcing them to buy footwear and sports uniform at an inflated price. Based on this, the students will be supplied with the textbooks for the academic year 2019-2020.

 

Speaking on this, the agitated parents opined, “This happened last year also and the items that were priced at Rs.2500 last year are priced double this year. The fee for students from Class 1 to 8 has increased by Rs.6000 and for students of Class 10 who were usually allowed to pay the fee in three installments are now being forced to make a single payment.

The District Collector assured the parents that the District Education Officer would conduct an inquiry based on this complaint. 

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