Hyderabad: Annoyed members of Hyderabad School Parents’ Association (HSPA) have set Thursday as the deadline for Prof. Tirupati Rao committee to submit its report on school fee regulation.
The association said it would resign if the committee, which has missed several deadlines, fails to submit the report on November 30.
Association members also plan to write an open letter to Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, informing him of their decision. HSPA members have already informed the commissioner of school education of their decision.
HSPA member Ashish Naredi said, “We have tried to ascertain from different quarters if the report is being submitted or not but have got no satisfactory reply. It seems like the government is putting it on the back burner again. If it does so, HSPA will resign from the committee and escalate the issue’’.
He said that, “as we took part in the deliberations of the committee, we know that there is nothing pending. All discussions are over and it seems that the report is delayed only because of the government refusing to accept the recommendations under pressure from the school lobby.”
Mr K, Sai Venkat, another member of the HSPA, said, “We have made a start with social media campaigns where our videos have gone viral, generating more than 7 lakh views. The government can expect to a regular bombardment of such videos and clips exposing both the schools and the connivance of the officials with the schools.”
He said the hashtag #SchoolFeeLoot had become a major talking point.
“Our videos will make life even more difficult for the schools and the government,” he said.
