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The Hindu
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Private medical colleges increase fees for management, NRI quota seats in the range of ₹1 lakh to ₹6 lakh
Private medical colleges in the State have increased the annual fees for management and Non-Resident Indian (NRI) quota seats in the range of ₹1 lakh to ₹6 lakh for this year compared to previous year. Despite the State government order that the annual fee for management and NRI quota seats cannot exceed ₹45 lakh, many private medical colleges have crossed the limit. Of the available medical seats in the State, 40% are filled under government quota, 40% under private quota, 15% under NRI quota, and 5% under management quota. The fees for management and NRI quota seats are uniform in all private colleges. This time, the State government has not allowed private colleges to increase the fee for government and private quota seats. But private colleges have increased the fees for management quota and NRI quota seats. PES University Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Bengaluru, has increased the fees for management and NRI quota seats by ₹5,99,250 this year. Last year, the fee for these seats in this college was ₹33,15,750, which, in effect, has been increased to ₹39,15,000 this year. Sri Madhusudan Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Chickballapur, has increased the fees from ₹40,00,750 to ₹45 lakh. SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad, has increased the fees from ₹30,15,750 to ₹35,15,000. Sridevi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Hospital, Tumakuru, has raised its fees from ₹33,12,700 to ₹38,61,950. The fees of BGS Medical College and Hospital has gone up from ₹32,15,750 to ₹35,15,000. Fee reduction by minority colleges On the other hand, many minority medical colleges have drastically reduced the annual fees for management and NRI quota seats. Akash Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bengaluru, has reduced the fee by about ₹4 lakh. Last year, the fee for these seats in this college was ₹40,12,700. The annual fee of Al-Amin Medical College in Vijayapura has been reduced from ₹30,12,700 to ₹27,11,950 this year. On the other hand, Sapthagiri Institute of Medical Sciences in Bengaluru charges ₹45,40,750, while M.S. Ramaiah Medical College charges ₹45,15,000 fee, higher than the limit set by the government. The fee for medical seats in government colleges is ₹64,350, while it is ₹1,53,571 for government quota seats in private medical colleges. The fee for government quota seats in deemed universities has been fixed in the range of ₹1,56,621 to ₹1,82,371. But a fee of ₹6,09,084 has been fixed for government quota seats in Jagadguru Gangadhara Mahaswamygalu Moorusaviramath Medical College in Dharwad. The fee for private quota seats in private colleges is ₹12,00,117, and the fee for private quota seats in deemed universities ranges from ₹16,29,965 to ₹25,15,000. 'As per the memorandum of understanding with the government, private medical colleges have not increased the fee for government and private quota medical seats this year. However, as per the rules, the government cannot fix the fee for management and NRI quota seats. Hence, the fees for these seats has been increased,' said a member of the management of a private medical college in Bengaluru.
Time of India
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Body of Kodagu man being brought back from Guyana
Madikeri: Mortal remains of a resident of Kodagu, who died in Guyana, will be brought back to India, the Non-Resident Indian Forum said on Wednesday. The state govt will extend financial assistance to bring back the body of PB Girish Babu Pale, who is a native of Madenadu village in Madikeri taluk, it stated. Girish was working as a staff nurse in the Sheriff General Hospital in Guyana, South America, for about two years. On July 3, he was admitted to the hospital where he was working due to illness and was undergoing treatment. However, he died of a heart attack on July 14. Following the incident, the family was in constant touch with the hospital and the Indian Embassy to bring the mortal remains to India. The embassy informed that the family of the deceased would have to pay about Rs 12 lakhs to bring the mortal remains to India. Janaki, wife of Girish, appealed to the Non-Resident Indian Forum for assistance from the govt, stating that the family was financially backward. Accordingly, the forum requested chief minister Siddaramaiah to consider the request. Janaki also met the CM and sought his intervention. In response, the state govt sanctioned Rs 3.6 lakh while the remaining amount is being borne by the Sheriff General Hospital where Girish worked, the Forum stated on Wednesday. In addition, the alumni of Basavanahalli Morarji Desai Residential School, where Girish studied, approached Virajpet MLA AS Ponnanna and requested him to provide financial assistance. The Indian Embassy in Guyana and the resident commissioner in New Delhi are coordinating the bringing of the body to India.
