Rajah Muthiah med students protest again
Bosco.Dominique@timesgroup.com
Cuddalore: 3.3.2021
Students of Rajah Muthiah Medical College Hospital (RMMCH) and allied institutions at Chidamabaram in Cuddalore district are back on protest mode from Sunday after the government, which had earlier issued an order reducing the fees for medical and dental education on a par with other government medical colleges, insisted they pay the old fees.
The students said the government on February 1 had passed an order fixing ₹13,610 per annum (pa) as fees for MBBS course and ₹30,000 pa for MD/MS courses on par with other government colleges in the state. However, the college issued instructions a couple of days ago directing the students to pay ₹5.4 lakh pa for the MBBS course and ₹9.6 lakh pa for MD/MS courses, fees collected before the order was passed.
"The Tamil Nadu government conceded to our demand after our 60-day protest and passed an order reducing the fees for medical, dental and paramedical programmes on par with other government colleges in the state. We called off the protest on February 4 after the government passed the order. But the college has now issued instructions to pay ₹5.4 lakh pa for the MBBS course and ₹9.6 lakh pa for MD/MS courses. We feel we have been fooled by the government," said a member of the students' council.
The government, in January, had handed over RMMCH and its allied institutions affiliated to Annamalai University to the health and family welfare department from the administrative control of the higher education department. The government also announced that RMMCH would be treated as a government medical college for Cuddalore district.
The government asked the director of medical education to send a detailed proposal on taking over the properties and liabilities of the RMMCH and allied institutions. The value of the movable and immovable properties of the institutions on 113.21 acres is estimated at ₹249.99 crore. The pending liabilities, including salaries, pension, stipend, PF, and loans, is ₹840.93 crore.
The government had also asked the director to initiate efforts to bring the colleges under the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University.
NO RESPITE: Students of Rajah Muthiah Medical College Hospital in Cuddalore protest after the college authorities asked them to pay the old fees
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