The Punjab government has introduced a new law to control the fee structures of private schools that do not receive government funding.

旁遮普邦政府推出了一項新法律，用以控制未獲政府資助的私立學校學費結構。

Approved by Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, the new law sets a maximum limit of 5% for annual increases in tuition, transport, and facility fees. This measure aims to stop schools from treating education as a business and to make financial records more transparent. Consequently, if a school raises its fees above this limit without official permission, it must return the extra money to the parents.

此新法由省長 Gulab Chand Kataria 批准，將學費、交通費及設施費的年度調漲上限設定為 5%。此措施旨在防止學校將教育視為生意，並使財務記錄更加透明。因此，若學校在未獲官方許可的情況下將學費調漲超過此上限，必須將多收的費用退還給家長。

To ensure these rules are followed, district committees led by deputy commissioners will oversee the process. Around 7,800 schools, which educate 3.2 million students, must upload their fee details to a digital portal within ten days, followed by a 90-day audit. Furthermore, the government has stated that any school that increased fees by more than 15% over the last three years must refund the surplus amount.

為了確保這些規則得到遵守，由副專員領導的地區委員會將負責監督該過程。約 7,800 間學校（涵蓋 320 萬名學生）必須在十日內將學費詳情上傳至數位平台，隨後進行為期 90 天的審計。此外，政府表示，任何在過去三年內調漲學費超過 15% 的學校，必須退還超出金額。

Schools that fail to comply will face a series of penalties. A first violation results in a 50,000 rupee fine, while a second violation increases the fine to 100,000 rupees. If a school breaks the rules a third time, it may lose its official recognition. This policy follows Supreme Court guidelines, which emphasize that education should not be used to make a profit, regardless of what the schools call their various charges.

未能遵守規定的學校將面臨一系列處罰。第一次違規將被處以 5 萬盧比罰金，第二次違規罰金將增加至 10 萬盧比。若學校第三次違規，可能會失去官方認證。此政策遵循最高法院的指引，強調無論學校如何稱呼其各項收費，教育都不應被用於營利。

The law is now in effect, bringing strict fee limits and auditing processes to private schools across Punjab.

該法律現已生效，為全旁遮普邦的私立學校帶來了嚴格的收費上限及審計程序。