Rs 21k a month for nursery: Are Hyderabad schools now more expensive than Dubai?

A viral post exposing a Hyderabad private school’s ₹2.51 lakh annual nursery fee has sparked nationwide outrage, raising alarms over the rising cost of early education. With parents paying ₹21,000 a month for basic learning, the incident has reignited debate on affordability, regulation, and the deepening divide between aspiration and accessibility in India’s private school system.