Maharashtra Private Coaching Centers (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2026

The State has invited suggestions and objections on the draft Bill. This page sets out its major provisions in plain language. Verify your phone number once, then vote on each point, respond to a whole point or a single line of it, raise a point the draft has missed, and file your own written representation. Everything is compiled into one summary the authorities can read at a glance.

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All areas · 22 📝 Registration & Compliance · 5 💰 Fees & Financial · 2 📚 Academics & Batches · 4 👨‍🏫 Teachers & Staff · 2 🏢 Infrastructure & Safety · 2 🧠 Student Welfare · 4 ⚖️ Enforcement & Penalties · 3

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⚖️ Enforcement & PenaltiesSection 10

Grievance redressal mechanism, published; 24-hour action on POCSO and POSH matters

Within one month of commencement, every centre must formulate a detailed grievance redressal mechanism and publish it on its website and notice board — covering how to complain, the responsible officer, the SOP, timelines, and escalation if unresolved. Any complaint under POCSO 2012 or the POSH Act 2013 requires action within twenty-four hours and immediate provision of all information including CCTV footage to the Government. Offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita must be reported to the police immediately.

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⚖️ Enforcement & PenaltiesSection 11 and 13

Powers of entry, inspection, search, seizure and civil-court powers of inquiry officers

An Inquiry Officer may inquire on a complaint or suo motu, call for records, books of accounts and CCTV footage, enter premises after three working days' written notice — or without that notice where there is a complaint or sufficient reason in public interest — search premises, and seize documents, computers, CCTV recordings and storage devices against a seizure memorandum. Inquiry officers hold civil court powers of summons, evidence on oath and discovery; proceedings are deemed judicial.

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⚖️ Enforcement & PenaltiesSection 14

Penalties: ₹1–5 lakh for minor violations, up to ₹10 lakh on repeat, ₹10–50 lakh for major

Fines of ₹1 lakh to ₹5 lakh for minor violations; up to ₹10 lakh for repeated minor violations; ₹10 lakh to ₹50 lakh for major violations. Major violations include unregistered operation, misleading advertising, guarantees of rank, enrolling under-13s, operating in a basement, fire and building safety failures, integration with a school, and any breach of the fee or grievance provisions. Punishment may also include temporary suspension, permanent cancellation of registration, closure, and a recommendation to derecognise a school.

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