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Every serious case of public protests ends with the government agreeing to set up a committee

There are reports of strong protests having broken out in Gurgaon and Faridabad over the steep hike in the school fees by some 40 private schools. Schools do charge usurious fees, do not invest in better education systems and then arm-twist parents to buy products and services from vendors dictated by them. On top of all these costs, parents are often forced to hire teachers from the school for private tuition. If you don’t, your kid is penalised. The whole business of education stinks. Parents grit their teeth and go through it. Since they couldn’t stand it any longer, they