Summary of public responses
A consolidated view of what verified respondents have said about the draft Maharashtra Private Coaching Centers (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2026. Every figure comes straight from the records below and updates as responses arrive.
Who is responding
By the role each respondent declared
Where the discussion is concentrated
Written responses per point
No responses yet.
Agreement on each provision
Agreement to the right, disagreement to the left. Ordered from most to least agreed.
The most divided provisions
The points where opinion splits closest to evenly — the provisions that most need further discussion.
- 1No enrolment of students below 13 years of age50% agree · 2 votes · 0 responses
- 2Mandatory registration, renewable every 3 years, separately for each branch100% agree · 2 votes · 0 responses
- 3Ban on misleading advertisements and guarantees of rank or marks100% agree · 1 votes · 0 responses
Point by point
Votes, the mix of positions, and the responses moderators marked as representative.
📝 Registration & Compliance
- Mandatory registration, renewable every 3 years, separately for each branchSection 3100% agree2 votes · 0 responses
- Ban on misleading advertisements and guarantees of rank or marksSection 4(1)(2) and 4(1)(3)100% agree1 votes · 0 responses
💰 Fees & Financial
- All-inclusive fee, no mid-course increase, pro-rata refund within 10 daysSection 5no votes0 votes · 0 responses
📚 Academics & Batches
- Ban on integration with schools and on "dummy school" arrangementsSection 4(5), 4(7), 2(11), 14(3)no votes0 votes · 0 responses
- Maximum five hours of coaching per day, not too early or too lateSection 7(5)no votes0 votes · 0 responses
- No batch segregation on academic performance; batches fixed by order of admissionSection 7(19)no votes0 votes · 0 responses
👨🏫 Teachers & Staff
- School and junior college teachers may not be hired by coaching centresSection 4(6)no votes0 votes · 0 responses
🏢 Infrastructure & Safety
- One sq. metre per student, no basements, parking, fire and building safety certificatesSection 6(3), 6(4), 6(5), 6(6)no votes0 votes · 0 responses
- CCTV, drinking water, first aid, ventilation, separate CWSN-friendly toilets, helpline displaySection 6(7) to 6(12)no votes0 votes · 0 responses
🧠 Student Welfare
- Weekly off for students and tutors; no test the day after; festival leaveSection 7(2), 7(3), 7(4)no votes0 votes · 0 responses
- Mandatory counselling system; a centre cannot be registered without oneSection 7(14), 7(15), 7(16), 4(1)(6)no votes0 votes · 0 responses
- Aptitude testing, realistic expectation-setting, and guidance beyond engineering and medicineSection 7(9), 7(10), 7(11), 7(12)no votes0 votes · 0 responses
- Non-discrimination and Divyang-friendly premises and teachingSection 4(4), 7(17), 7(18)no votes0 votes · 0 responses
⚖️ Enforcement & Penalties
- Grievance redressal mechanism, published; 24-hour action on POCSO and POSH mattersSection 10no votes0 votes · 0 responses
- Powers of entry, inspection, search, seizure and civil-court powers of inquiry officersSection 11 and 13no votes0 votes · 0 responses
- Penalties: ₹1–5 lakh for minor violations, up to ₹10 lakh on repeat, ₹10–50 lakh for majorSection 14no votes0 votes · 0 responses
Points the draft does not cover, raised by respondents
- Reclassify coaching under a lower GST slab
Coaching centres are currently taxed as service providers at 18% GST. If the sector is now to be formally registered and regulated as an education provider, the tax treatment should follow: a concessional slab (for example 5%) so the benefit reaches parents and so centres can fund the infrastructure this Bill mandates.