New Rules for Private School Fees in Punjab

旁遮普邦私立學校學費新規定

Jul 13, 2026, 20:19
IndiaSociety

Introduction

The Punjab government has a new law. This law controls the fees in private schools.

旁遮普邦政府出台了一項新法律，用以控制私立學校的學費。

Main Body

Schools cannot raise fees by more than 5% every year. This includes bus and building fees. If a school takes too much money, they must give it back to the parents.

學校每年增加的學費不得超過 5%，這包括校車費與建築費。如果學校收取的費用過高，必須將其退還給家長。

About 7,800 schools must send their fee information to a website. Government workers will check this data for 90 days. Schools that raised fees by more than 15% in three years must pay the money back.

約 7,800 所學校必須將其學費資訊上傳至網站。政府人員將對這些數據進行為期 90 天的審查。三年內漲幅超過 15% 的學校必須退還多收的款項。

Schools must follow these rules. If they do not, they pay a fine of 50,000 rupees. If they break the rules again, the fine is 100,000 rupees. Finally, the government can close the school.

學校必須遵守這些規定。若未遵守，將被處以 50,000 盧比的罰款。若再次違規，罰金將增加至 100,000 盧比。最終，政府可將該學校強制關閉。

Conclusion

The law is now active. Private schools in Punjab must follow these strict fee rules.

該法律現已生效。旁遮普邦的私立學校必須遵守這些嚴格的學費規定。

Vocabulary Learning

The 'Must' Pattern

In this text, we see the word must many times. Use this word when something is a rule or a necessity. It is very simple because it does not change for different people (I, you, he, she, they).

How it works: Must → Action

Examples from the text:

  • Schools must send info.
  • Schools must follow rules.
  • They must pay the money back.

Money Words

When talking about costs and rules, we use these specific words:

  1. Fees →\rightarrow Money you pay for a service (like school or a doctor).
  2. Fine →\rightarrow Money you pay as a punishment for breaking a rule.
  3. Raise →\rightarrow To make a price go up.

Quick Logic: If you break a rule →\rightarrow You pay a fine. If the school wants more money →\rightarrow They raise the fees.

Vocabulary Learning

law (n.)
A set of rules made by the government that everyone must follow.
Example:The new law says we must wear seatbelts in the car.
control (v.)
To limit or decide how something is done.
Example:The teacher controls the noise in the classroom.
raise (v.)
To increase the amount or level of something.
Example:The shop will raise the price of milk tomorrow.
information (n.)
Facts or details about something.
Example:I need more information about the bus schedule.
fine (n.)
Money you must pay as a punishment for breaking a rule.
Example:He paid a fine for parking his car in the wrong place.
active (adj.)
Starting to work or being used now.
Example:The new credit card is now active.
strict (adj.)
Demanding that rules are followed exactly.
Example:My parents are very strict about my bedtime.
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