Middle class got it difficult as it is. It is noteworthy that in the modern world, thanks to inflation and high cost of living, people’s buying power has greatly diminished. The condition is worse in metro cities where high prices of residential properties, along with fast-rising cost of other goods and services, put immense pressure on the consumption ability of the households.
A common complaint seen and heard by parents is when they demand the government’s help and want to know how schools charge those fees. Although private schools justify the charges through infrastructure and facility, the area between quality education and cost gets wider.
“Even If You Earn Rs 20 Lakh…”: School fees of Rs 4.27 lakh: The man who posted about it went viral
Rishabh Jain shared the fee structure on X.
A Middle Class Man In Jaipur Shares ₹4.27 Lakh School Fee for Class 1
Middle Class Can’t Afford Quality Education,’ Says a man in Jaipur After Sharing ₹4.27 Lakh School Fee for Class 1 The increasing fee structure of private schools run across India have emerged to be an issue of concern attributed to affordability of the fees charges in order to obtain quality education. Most private institutions charge very high fees, and still enrollments come with extra charges for activities, books, and transport, something that puts much pressure on these middle-class families.
Some of these worries have been expressed by different people on the social media, but there little change at the ‘base’. Recently in the topic X, a user has explained once more why the term good education, is a luxury for the middle class.
Tweeting about one school in Jaipur he was applying for his daughter for Class 1, Rishabh Jain stated that, the total fee for the year will be Rs 4.27 lakh, which would be exorbitant on the middle class.
In this, a man wrote on the micro blogging site X about the fees governed by a school in Jaipur for his daughter in class one. Rishab Jain placed the whole schedule and it was aggregated that the whole annual expenditure would be around ₹4.27 lakh. This is the price we pay for quality education in India. Even if you earn up to ₹20 lakh yearly—can you really afford it? he wrote.
He said, “My daughter will be in Grade 1 next year and above is the fee structure of one of the natural schools in our city. Remember that the other good schools are also charging similar amount of fees.”
Jain also provided a detailed breakdown of the fees:
Registration charges: ₹2,000
Admission fees: ₹40,000
Caution money (refundable): ₹5,000
Annual school fees: ₹2,52,000
Bus charges: ₹1,08,000
Books & uniform: ₹20,000
Total: ₹4,27,000 per year
He also explained that ₹20 lakh earners can also barely afford quality education for their children and remarked, “Half your ₹20L income is stolen in Income Tax, GST, VAT on petrol, Road tax, Toll Tax, Professional tax, Capital Gains, Registration Fees for Property among others.” Then, you still have to incur term insurance, health insurance premium, provident fund, and pension NPS for an old-age pension. At ₹20L income you are in the highest 30% +CESS tax slab, not eligible for Government schemes & don’t get freebies or loan waivers like the affluent.”
Moreover, as in the earlier aspects of this briefing, spending ₹10L would make*eats, dress, pay rents или EMIs, save something или pay school fees for two kids. Decide!” he concluded.
The post made a day ago on the account has received over a million views and many comments.
Another user noted on its comment section: The biggest irony is that schools can only be run as non-profit organisations in India as they get benefited from government facilities like land etc at concessional rates. However parents are forced to pay highly charged fees. Many parents reluctantly agree to this structure bearing in mind that in most cases the fees do not reflect the costs but the privileged schooling systems that the schools provide.
Another said, ‘This will be at ₹1-1.2 crore for 12 years’. Far too high. Such fees are unattainable by people in the middle class. This is a very sensitive problem that requires discussion, as it will lead to degrading of educational services provided to children.
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