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The government is considering a policy on the regulation of international schools which are affiliated with foreign boards, minister of state in the HRD ministry Shashi Tharoor said on Wednesday.
“A policy on the regulation of international schools affiliated with foreign boards and on the appointment of foreign teachers in such schools is at present under the consideration of the Ministry of the Human Resource Development (MHRD),” Tharoor said in reply to a question in the Lok Sabha.
In response to another question, Tharoor said while there was no proposal to increase the tuition fee in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs), another proposal to enhance the Vidyalaya Vikas Nidhi (VVN) contribution and the computer fund fee did exist.
Replying to another question, Tharoor said the government had established eight new IITs during the XI five year Plan and added that at present there is no proposal to set up any new IIT.
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