TN : DME to launch helpline for excess medical fees related complaints; Health Secretary addresses NMC suggestions
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Chennai: As a way of easing the process of raising complaints of excess fee collection for the medical students, the Directorate of Medical Education proposed the launch of a helpline solely dedicated to the purpose. Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan raised the proposal on Tuesday during the inauguration of the foundation class for first-year students of Madras Medical College.
The state government is also contemplating on NMC's suggestion of offering 50% of the seats of self-financed and deemed institutes at the range of government fees.
Dr. Radhakrishnan stated that 90 percent of those who were assigned seats had already enrolled. However, some students in self-financing institutions had requested more time. The DME has given such medicos time until February 21 to submit their applications. According to him, 6,658 students have enrolled in MBBS and BDS programmes at self-financing, government, and deemed universities.
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