Punjab Government Limits Private School Fees
旁遮普邦政府限制私立學校學費
Introduction
The Punjab government is making a new law. This law will stop private schools from raising fees too much.
旁遮普邦政府正在制定一項新法律。這項法律將防止私立學校過度調漲學費。
Main Body
Schools can only raise fees by 5 per cent each year. Schools must show they spent money to improve the school before they raise prices. If schools raise fees too much, they must give the money back to parents.
學校每年僅能調漲 5% 的學費。學校在調漲價格之前，必須證明其投入資金改善學校設施。若學校調漲過多，必須將款項退還給家長。
Schools that break the law will pay a fine. The fine is between 30,000 and 1 lakh rupees. If a school breaks the law again, the government will close the school.
違反法律的學校將被處以罰款。罰金在 3 萬至 10 萬盧比之間。若學校再次違法，政府將關閉該校。
This law started after a sad event in Amritsar. A 17-year-old student killed himself because of school fee problems. Now, the government wants to protect 32 lakh students in 7,800 schools.
這項法律是在阿姆利查發生了一起悲劇後制定的。一名 17 歲的學生因學費問題而自殺。現在，政府希望保護 7,800 所學校中的 320 萬名學生。
Conclusion
The government is writing the law now. They want schools to be affordable for all families.
政府目前正在起草該法律。他們希望所有家庭都能負擔得起學費。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The Power of 'Will'
In this story, we see the word will many times. We use it to talk about the future or a promise.
Patterns from the text:
- This law will stop... → (Action in future)
- ...they will pay a fine → (Result in future)
- ...government will close the school → (Prediction)
🛠 Simple Rule: How to build it
Person + will + action (simple verb)
- I will study.
- The school will change.
- They will help.
🚩 Vocabulary Spotlight: Money & Rules
| Word | Meaning in simple English |
|---|---|
| Raise | To make something higher (more money) |
| Fine | Money you pay when you do something wrong |
| Affordable | Not too expensive; you have enough money for it |
| Limit | A stop point; you cannot go past this |
📌 Quick Note: 'Each year'
When you see "each year", it means the same thing as "every year".
- Fees go up each year Fees go up every year.