In its verdict, the court expressed its dismay over conditions at private schools, noting that around 80 per cent of such schools lack required facilities while their environment is also not conducive to getting an education. They had also filed two other petitions against the provincial government and private educational institutions. “They (private schools) are using different tactics to make money.”Regulatory authorityDespite the growth of private educational institutions, the judgment said that there was no proper mechanism to regulate them. Observing this, the K-P government was directed to immediately set up a private education institutions regulatory authority under the K-P Private Schools Regulatory Authority Act 2017 to regulate and also devise policies for private educational institutions. Moreover, the court stipulated that only this regulatory authority can sanction the annual increase in fees of private schools which were capped at 10 per cent.

Source: The Express Tribune November 29, 2017 04:41 UTC