AAP asks Pb govt to regulate admission fee

Aam Aadmi Party leader and the Leader of Opposition in the Punjab assembly, H S Phoolka today urged the Amarinder Singh-led Congress government to immediately take steps to regulate admission fee structure and purchase of books in private schools of the state.
With school admissions around the corner, the Supreme Court lawyer, in a statement, said adequate steps should be taken to stop commercialisation of education in Punjab and funds should be increased for government schools to bring them on par with private schools.
Taking the example of the AAP government in Delhi, Phoolka said, "Strict instructions have been issued to many private schools in Delhi regarding fee and admission and excellent results have been derived by the AAP government."

On reports about the recent government instructions to stop funding of civic projects in towns and villages, Phoolka said that projects which are in the pipeline should not be scrapped as it may cause public inconvenience and suffering to the common man.
"In line with the recent High Court judgment regarding transfer of funds directly to Gram Panchayats, requisite steps should be taken and guidelines be issued so that various bureaucratic hurdles may be removed from the smooth and hassle free transfer of funds to Gram Panchayats," he said.