Uproar in Assly over fee fixation in self-financing colleges
: The ruling and opposition members Tuesday locked horns in the Kerala Assembly over the admission procedures and fixation of fees structure for the medical, dental and allied courses in self-financing colleges in the state.
The opposition Congress-led UDF members rapped the left government, alleging delay in fixing the fees in the private medical and dental colleges even weeks after publication of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) results.
As the first phase of allotment to the courses will conclude by July 7, the CPI(M)-led LDF government was acting "hand-in-glove " with the private college managements to hike the course fee, they alleged.
Before staging a walkout, the UDF members also charged that the lapses by the government had marred the medical education sector in the state and caused anxiety among hundreds of medical aspirant students and their parents.
Countering the allegations, state Health Minister K K Shailaja said there was no confusion over