Fees in 50 percent seats in private medical colleges to be at par with GMCs in Jharkhand
Jharkhand: Health Minister Banna Gupta has stated the fees for 50 per cent seats in private medical colleges in the state will be fixed in line with government medical colleges.
The move would help address the shortage of doctors in medical colleges of the state and also benefit medical students who returned from war-torn Ukraine, besides others, a statement issued by Gupta's camp office here said, reports PTI.
In a tweet in Hindi, Gupta said: "Now in 50% of seats in private medical colleges and deemed medical colleges of Jharkhand the fees will be fixed in line with government medical colleges, this will remove the shortage of doctors in Jharkhand's medical colleges and students who have returned from Ukraine besides other students. Will get benefit."
In a letter to the Additional Chief Secretary (Health department), Gupta directed him to implement the new system in the state on the basis of recommendation made by National Health Commission, adds PTI
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While such a move definitely brought relief to a section of medical aspirants who choose to leave India and move abroad for cheaper medical education, such a rule fails to take into consideration the plights of the private medical college managements who pay lakhs and crores of money to set up the infrastructure.
Therefore, upset with the NMC order, the management of private medical colleges had urged the Union Health Ministry to direct NMC for withdrawing the diktat. The Apex medical body, however, did not withdraw its decision and consequently, a host of private medical colleges and deemed to be universities recently approached the Madras HC seeking relief. Similar pleas have been made before other High Courts and the Supreme Court as well.
Recently Kerala HC clarified that the concerned Fee order will not be applicable in Kerala. Recently, passing judgment in a similar plea, the Madras High Court Apex medical commission to reconsider its decision and issue fresh guidelines as necessary. In its order, the Madras HC expressed concern over the possibility of several seats going vacant because of the high fees in the other 50 percent seats in the self-financed institutes. The matter is also pending before the Supreme Court which has issued notice to the Apex medical commission in this regard.
Amid all this, Madhya Pradesh becomes the first state to implement the NMC fee order and the State DME has issued a notice confirming the same. Now, Jharkhand has also approved it in the state.
