NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has written to the education departments of states and union territories to ensure that during the lockdown no child should be subjected to any kind of harassment from school authorities on account of payment of school fee. The Commission's chairperson Priyank Kanoongo has also stated in his letter that if there are concerns related to charging of quarterly fee and proposals for hiking the fee, the authorities must deliberate and evolve state-specific solutions keeping the best interest of the child in mind.The NCPCR chief states in his letter that they have been receiving complaints and representations from parents related to the fee charged by private schools. These complaints include concerns like discontinuation of education ( offline/online) to children due to non-payment of fees; schools charging hiked fee without following adequate procedure and striking off the name of the children among others."Such incidents can add to stress among children especially under the current circumstances," Kanoongo states. He has pointed that though many states have already set-up fee regulatory system for deciding on the fee charged by the private schools, this system coupled with an effective grievance redressal mechanism will be helpful in addressing the core of such grievances.