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Government committed to implementing medical fees chart: Education Minister

KathmanduPati July 04, 2022

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KATHMANDU – Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Devendra Paudel, has said the government is committed to implementing medical education fees recommended by it. As he said, action will be taken if any of medical colleges is proved to have been overcharging students.

He was airing his replies in regard with issues raised during the discussions on the Madan Bhandari University of Science and Technology Bill, 2076 BS in a meeting of the House of Representatives today, He urged lawmakers to update the government if they have any clues of the violation of fees chart by any medical college.

The Medical Education Commission is mandated to look after the business relating to medical education and in case of the University, its office bearers will have such responsibilities, according to the minister.

Expressing his solidarity to the opinion of lawmakers that any move to resorting to protests whether it was padlocking or a strike in university was wrong, and mutual talks and dialogues were vital to find a solution to any problem, he stressed that academic schedule should not be affected under any circumstances.