Lok Sabha Question No. 2908 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-03
Subject: Fee for MBBS Course
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RAJENDRA AGRAWAL, SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI, MURALI MOHAN MAGANTI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2908 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 rd AUGUST, 2018

## FEE FOR MBBS COURSE

## 2908. SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL: SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI: SHRI M. MURALI MOHAN:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware of  fees  being  charged  by  private  medical colleges  for MBBS course are different in various States and if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;

(b) whether the Government has received complaints from the parents/ students etc. regarding charging of higher fees under various quota including management quotas and if so, the details thereof;

(c)  whether  the  Government  has  done any  study  on  the  students  who  scored  high marks  but would not take admission due to very high fees and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government has taken/ proposes to take steps to bring uniformity in fee structure of MBBS course across the country and if so, the details thereof indicating the time by which it is likely to be done; and

(e)  other  measures  being  taken  by the Government  to  put  a  mechanism and  check commercialisation of medical education by private institutions?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) & (b): In the case of Government medical colleges, the respective State Governments responsible  for  fixation  of  fee  and  in  the  case  of  private  unaided medical  colleges,  the  fee structure is decided by the Committee set up by the respective State Government s under  the Chairmanship  of  a  retired  High  Court  Judge  in  pursuance  of  the  directions  of  the  Hon'ble Supreme  Court  of  India.  It  is  for  the  Committee  to decide  whether  the  fee  proposed  by  an Institute is justified and the fee fixed by the Committee is binding on the Institute.

(c) to (e): Medical education is a subject on the Concurrent List of the Constitution of The  Central  Government  is  concern ed  with  the  determination  and  coordination  of  minimum standards of medical education. Fee and admission matters are left to the concerned Stat The Central Government has introduced a common national medical entrance exam, the Nation Eligibility  cu m  Entrance  Test  (NEET)  for  admission  to  all  medical  courses  in  the  countr through amendment to the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956. Further, the Medical Council India  regulations  have  been  amended  to  provide  for  enabling  clauses  to  conduct  comm counselling  for  admission  to  medical  courses.  The  common  counselling  for  All  India  Qu Central Institutions and Deemed to be Universities is conducted by the Directorate Gene Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. The counselling for St ate Quota seats, Private  and  other  Colleges  is  done  by  the  respective  State/UT  Governments.  The  admiss process is thus totally transparent and merit based.