HC issues notice to MCI, Tripura govt
Agartala: The Tripura High Court has sought reply from Medical Council of India (MCI) why it allowed different admission tests and separate fee structure in two medical colleges in the state and served notice to state government.
Hearing a PIL, the division bench of the High Court, comprising Chief Justices Deepak Gupta and U B Saha yesterday served notice to the state government and both the management committees of Agartala Government Medical College (AGMC) and Tripura Medical College (TMC) besides, MCI. The court asked all the parties to reply within April 14 and the case will be heard on April 24.
In the PIL, Congress spokesperson and physician Ashok Sinha alleged that Tripura government has been doing business in the name of medical education for past four years depriving the meritorious and genuine students.
Two different admission tests are being conducted for two medical colleges in the same city run by the state government violating the MCI rules and also the fees are collected exorbitantly every year, which is highest in the country in both the cases, the PIL mentioned.
It alleged that AGMC is collecting Rs 1.25 lakh every year from each of the students as tuition fee while TMC is collecting Rs 4.45 lakh from each year, which is stated to be highest in the country.
“In Assam and Manipur, every year MBBS students are paying only Rs 15,000-20,000 as tuition fees with all better amenities and academic environment but in case of Tripura, the government is collecting huge amount without even appointing sufficient and qualified teachers,” PIL alleged.Both the medical colleges have been running with less qualified local senior MD doctors, who are not even eligible for teaching MBBS students as per MCI guidelines. (UNI)