The committee said primary education had already been commercialised in the state so much so that parents had to adjust their monthly budgets to pay exorbitant fees. The BJP government had forgotten that primary education was its responsibility. Instead, it was bent on commercialising the secondary and higher secondary education as well.

The Rashtriya Janata Party had first introduced the grant-in-aid policy a couple of years ago. The RJP government was forced to back down in the wake of massive protests, especially in Ahmedabad. The BJP, which was in Opposition then, had protested against the move, but after coming to power re-introduced it in a different guise.

The policy will witness schools collecting exorbitant fees from students as they will not have to seek permission the DEO's permission, protesters said. Even girls, for whom education is free, will have to pay for their education. It will up to school management to decide on the number of classrooms and teachers, the Committee said in a statement, claiming that even the reservation policy will be scrapped.