NPSC wants civic body representation

Staff Reporter/ New Delhi

The National Progressive Schools Council (NPSC) is all set to plea to the government for their representation in the civic bodies for the standardisation of the property tax and the parking charges.

The unit area method property tax imposed by the MCD has been categorised from A to G. The last date of filing the taxes to gain 15 per cent rebate is October 31. The schools have however, opposed the new scheme as they say that even though the school is located in a posh area falling under category A but the students might not belong to an affluent family.

"We want to subsidise and standardise the property tax of the schools as this would affect the tuition fees in return. The students come from varied financial background, therefore even though the school gets categorised as A but it would not be possible for each of the parents to shell out high sum of money," said Usha Ram, the principal of the Laxman Public School and the secretary of the NPSC. The schools have also decided to speak to the MCD on the imposition of annual parking charge of Rs 4,000.

"We will be meeting the officials concerned of the MCD to waive off the parking fees charged from schools for the parking of the school buses," Ms Ram said. The NPSC comprising 105 public schools of Delhi and NCR claims that the decision is taken solely for the benefit of the parents. "The charges imposed by the civic bodies are putting an indirect pressure on the parents, therefore we are seriously concerned and want it to be resolved," added Ms Ram