‘Formulate plan to regulate fee at private medical colleges’
Centre wants to make education accessible to all
Aimed at eliminating the role of
black money in medical education and making it accessible to all, the Union
Health Ministry has asked the Board of Governors (BoG), which is vested with
the powers of the Medical Council of India (MCI), to do the groundwork for
regulating the fee structure of Indian private medical colleges and deemed
universities.
“This groundwork would be
submitted to the National Medical Commission (NMC), when it is set-up, which
will then work on the final fee structure,’’ said Arun Singhal, Additional
Secretary of the Ministry.
He said the BoG would look at
formulating a methodology to regulate the fee structure.
The Indian Medical Council Act,
1956 has no provision for regulation of fees. The President dissolved the MCI
in 2018 and the BoG was appointed to perform its functions.
“As a result, some States
regulate the fees of some seats in private colleges through MoUs signed with
college managements. In addition, the Supreme Court has set up committees
chaired by retired High Court judges to fix fees in private colleges as an
interim measure. Deemed to be Universities claim that they are not covered by
these committees. ,’’ said a senior health official.
As per the Ministry, under the
NMC almost 75% of the seats would be available at reasonable fees.
Source | The Hindu | 7th November 2019
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