“41% fee hike by LUMS is unacceptable”, says education minister

“41% fee hike by LUMS is unacceptable”, says education minister

Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mehmood on Friday declared that the excessive increase of fee by the Lahore University of Management Science (LUMS) is ‘unacceptable’.

On his social media, the minister said that LUMS is a premier educational institution of the country and needs to take lead in providing relief to students rather than burdening them and their parents with an exorbitant fee hike.

The minister further said that the Supreme Court has already devised a formula for a 5 to 8 percent increase in school fees.

“Universities may have different compulsions and may need a somewhat greater increase but a sudden 41 percent increase by LUMS is beyond comprehension,” stated the tweet.

In the wake of LUMS university administration fee hike notice last week, students took over the social media pressurizing and calling out university administration to issue an explanation and the management’s point of view regarding the 41 percent increase in fee.

In the statement issued by management, LUMS fees for 2020 were determined before Covid-19 that is entirely consistent with prior years and considered extraordinary increases in inflation, energy costs, and currency devaluation.