To improve the educational standards of the state, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath Yogi has regularised the fees of 13 dental and 23 private medical colleges across the state according to a report by FE

According to the new regulations, the fee for MBBS programmes will now be in the range of Rs 8.50 lakh to Rs 11.50 lakh. The fee for BDS programmes is now, Rs 1.37 lakh to Rs 3.65 lakh. This new fee structure will be applicable for three academic sessions — 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20.

Medical Education Minister Ashutosh Tandon also said that there were cases where private colleges were found conning students under the name of fees.He added saying, the fixed structure will force the medical and dental colleges to follow the directives.

The Yogi government formed a committee on fee regularization after attending various complaints of harassments regarding fees, from the students.

Tandom said that the decision will be followed by all the 23 medical colleges and 13 dental colleges of the state. Private medical colleges were charging a fee of about Rs 21-23 lakh for five-year MBBS course and between Rs 9-13 lakh for BDS. Moreover, the government has ordered that no institution can charge more fees than the above fixed fees.

Aditynath Yogi has a sharp focus on the state’s medical services. He also talked about his plan to open 6 AIIMS-like hospitals and 25 medical colleges to be opened in Uttar Pradesh in next five years.