Rs 1.5 lakh childcare charge in Bengaluru sparks controversy, parents’ reaction goes viral

The structure of school fees for the Pre-primary and Junior KG batch 2024-25 has sparked outrage on social media due to the ‘parent orientation fee’, a one-time fee for pre-primary and kindergarten students. Besides the admission fee of Rs 55,600 for nursery and junior KG, the school also charges more than Rs 30,000 as ‘warning fee’.

Dr. Jagdish Chaturvedi, an ENT surgeon and stand-up comedian, posted a photo of the school fee structure on X (formerly Twitter). The post contained the caption: “8400 INR Parent Orientation Fee! No parent will ever agree to pay even 20% of this for a doctor’s consultation…’

He also humorously noted, “I plan to open a school now.”

8400 INR Parent Orientation Fee!!!
No parent will ever agree to pay even 20% of this for a doctor’s consultation.

I plan to open a school now pic.twitter.com/IWuy3udFYU

— Jagdish Chaturvedi (@DrJagdishChatur) October 22, 2024

The image provides a detailed overview of the fees for nursery and junior KG for the academic year 2024-2025. Besides typical expenses such as admission fees, deposit fees, annual fees, tuition and development fees, the school includes a one-time parent orientation fee of Rs 8,400.

Moreover, the image specifies that the total amount due at the time of admission is Rs 1,51,656, excluding the orientation fee to be paid at the time of registration.

In April this year, a Delhi man revealed that he paid a staggering Rs 4.3 lakh for his son’s school fees. Akash Kumar shared his experience on X (formerly Twitter) and said, “My son’s school fees are more than my entire education expenses. I hope he learns to play well here.”

My son’s school fees are more than my entire education expenses 🙂

I hope you will see se khelna seekhle yaha! pic.twitter.com/PVgfvwQDuy

— Akash Kumar (@AkashTrader) April 12, 2024

Kumar also attached a screenshot of the fee structure, which detailed Rs 10,000 as registration fee, four installment fees of Rs 98,750 each, and an additional recurring annual fee of Rs 25,000.