Agartala: The Tripura government has constituted a Permanent Committee to regulate the fee structures for various courses offered by private medical colleges in the state.
An official order issued by Tripura Health Secretary Kiran Gitte stated that the initiative aims to ensure transparency, fairness, and compliance with directives from the Supreme Court of India.
The five-member panel is chaired by Justice SC Das, a former Judge of the High Court of Tripura.
The committee’s composition includes Justice SC Das, Chairperson; Kiran Gitte, Secretary of the Health & Family Welfare Department, Member-Secretary; Dr Anup Kumar Barman, Member of the Medical Assessment and Rating Committee of the National Medical Commission (NMC) and President of the Assam Medical Council (Nominated by NMC); B. K. Roy, IPS (Retd.), Member (Nominated by the Chairperson) and Ratan Kumar Das, Chartered Accountant (nominated by the chairperson).
According to the order, private medical institutions are required to submit their proposed fee structures for all courses to the Permanent Committee at the start of each academic year.
The committee will evaluate and approve proposed fee structures submitted by private medical institutions for each academic year.
The colleges are required to include supporting documents and financial records for review.
This move is expected to prevent arbitrary fee hikes, thereby promoting affordability in medical education.
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By fostering trust and accountability between private institutions and students, it aims to create a more equitable and transparent system for accessing quality medical education.
The state government’s proactive approach aims to ensure accessible and quality medical education.
