<p class="rtejustify">The state government will hold a meeting with private medical colleges one last time on Saturday with a final offer allowing them to hike fees by 10%, Medical Education Minister D K Shivakumar said on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The Fee Regulatory Committee headed by Justice D V Shylendra Kumar has allowed medical colleges to hike fees by 8%. Last year, the fee for every MBBS seat in private colleges was Rs 6,32,500.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">“Talks with private medical colleges have failed because they are demanding a 30% hike, or that they be allowed to fix the fees deemed universities are allowed to fix,” Shivakumar said. Deemed universities have their own fee structure, he added. </p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">“We have offered a 10% hike, but colleges are not relenting. They are saying they will move court. On Saturday, I asked the medical education secretary to hold one final meeting with colleges,” the Shivakumar said.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Shivakumar pointed out that an earlier agreement signed between the government and private medical colleges allowed for a 10% fee hike.</p>
<p class="rtejustify">The state government will hold a meeting with private medical colleges one last time on Saturday with a final offer allowing them to hike fees by 10%, Medical Education Minister D K Shivakumar said on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The Fee Regulatory Committee headed by Justice D V Shylendra Kumar has allowed medical colleges to hike fees by 8%. Last year, the fee for every MBBS seat in private colleges was Rs 6,32,500.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">“Talks with private medical colleges have failed because they are demanding a 30% hike, or that they be allowed to fix the fees deemed universities are allowed to fix,” Shivakumar said. Deemed universities have their own fee structure, he added. </p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">“We have offered a 10% hike, but colleges are not relenting. They are saying they will move court. On Saturday, I asked the medical education secretary to hold one final meeting with colleges,” the Shivakumar said.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Shivakumar pointed out that an earlier agreement signed between the government and private medical colleges allowed for a 10% fee hike.</p>