PNS | DEHRADUN
Clearing confusion on the fee structure of the Government Medical College, Haridwar following the decision to operate it under the public private partnership (PPP) mode, the State administration has said that extra fee will not be charged from the students.
The director, Medical Education department, Dr Ashutosh Sayana said that there will be no effect on the fees structure after the government’s decision to operate the medical college in the PPP mode. He said that the students will continue to get other facilities provided to them under the government medical college.
Sayana said that the National Medical Council had given approval for 100 MBBS seats to the Haridwar medical college this year and the first batch has taken admission and the studies have started. He claimed that the decision to operate the medical college in PPP mode has been taken for its better management and providing better facilities to the patients.
Sayana said that it has been clearly mentioned in the preconditions for the PPP mode that the fee of the students will not change all the documents and degrees issued from the college will mention the institution as the Government Medical College Haridwar. Similarly the patients admitted in the hospital will continue to get treatment as per their Ayushman card and CGHS rates.
“The only objective of handing over the hospital in PPP mode is to make the medical college and hospital modern so that the patients and students get maximum benefit. There is no need for the students or general public to get confused on the issue,’’ he said.
Sharda Educational Trust to run Haridwar medical college
DEHRADUN: The State administration has selected Sharda Educational Trust for operating the Government Medical College Haridwar in the PPP mode. The administration had invited e- tender for the operation of the medical college in the PPP mode. The Sharda Educational Trust had made the maximum bid for the operation of the medical college and hospital. The secretary R Rajesh Kumar had issued orders for handing over the operation of the medical college in PPP mode on January 1. Alarmed by the development, the students of the college had registered their protest against the government plan as they feared it would result in a hefty hike in their fee.
