INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Kathmandu, September 1
Sub-committee formed to investigate allegations against medical colleges for charging extra fee from students
submitted its report today to a panel chaired by lawmaker Jay Puri Gharti.
The Parliamentary Education and Health Committee had formed the
sub-committee to investigate all 21 medical colleges across the country.
Earlier, a team from the Nepal Medical Council had found that
Gandaki Medical College Teaching Hospital and Research
Centre, Pokhara, had charged extra fee from MBBS students.
The NMC formed a probe
committee after receiving complaints the from students.
As per the fee structure fixed by the government, colleges in Kathmandu valley can
charge not more than Rs 38.5 lakh per student, while colleges outside the valley can charge not more than Rs 42 lakh per student.
The probe
committee, which submitted its report to the NMC on February 27, had stated that the college was found charging extra fee from students in
the name of annual fee, library fee, transportation fee and field visit.
On March 22, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology had
directed those colleges to return extra fee charged from
students
The committee will hold a meeting to review recommendations made by the sub-committee, said a source.
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