New Delhi: With private school's increasing their fees by 150 percent in the last decade and standards of government schools falling, a rising number of parents in metro cities are opting for single child, an Assocham survey said on Wednesday.

According to the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham), nine out of 10 parents in cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai among others were finding it difficult to meet their child's school expenses.