Nagpur: The state govt has acknowledged complaints of private tuition classes allegedly charging excessive fees and said it is drafting a law to regulate the sector. In the Maharashtra legislative assembly on Friday, school education minister Dada Bhuse said a Private Tuition Class Registration and Regulation Act is under preparation.Bhuse said the draft draws on multiple inputs, including a Bombay High Court order in a petition by the Forum for Fairness in Education, a Supreme Court of India order in a plea by Sukdev Saha, guidelines issued by the Union higher education department in Jan 2024, a proposal by the Maharashtra Commissioner of Education, and regulatory frameworks adopted by other states.Raising the issue, Risod MLA Ramdas Masram asked what action had been taken against unregistered coaching centres operating without approval and charging high fees. He also sought clarity on whether the govt planned to curb arbitrary fee collection through legislation.Bhuse said the draft law is being finalised, but did not indicate when it would be introduced in the legislature or enforced. He also did not specify the proposed penalty structure, whether a licensing authority would be set up, or the mechanism for addressing student grievances.
