The Hindu : Private colleges threaten to move SC

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Monday, Apr 28, 2003

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Southern States - Karnataka

Private colleges threaten to move SC

By Our Staff Correspondent

BELLARY April 27. The private colleges' consortium will approach the Supreme Court if the Government passes an order regarding seat allotment in the professional colleges under the formula announced by it, according to the chairman of the consortium, Shamanur Shivashankarappa.

He told presspersons here today that the decision of the Government could not be accepted as the fee structure announced by it would not help the managements in running medical colleges. According to the Chandrashekar Shetty Committee report, the annual expenditure on a medical student was Rs. 2 lakhs. Noting that the consortium was awaiting the issuance of the order to move the court, he said a clear picture was likely to emerge next week.

He said the managements of engineering colleges might be eager to hand over 90 per cent of the seats to the Government, but this was not so with the medical colleges in the wake of high expenditure involved. He cited the instance of his own institution where Rs. 13 crores was needed annually towards the recurring establishment expenditure, including payment of salaries, updating of the library, and so on, apart from the funds needed for development. The Government had prescribed Rs. 16,000 as fee for half the seats, Rs. 1 lakh for 15 per cent of the seats, and Rs. 2.07 lakhs for 10 per cent of the seats. The management quota was 25 per cent.

He said several professional colleges were being established in the neighbouring States and admission in the colleges in Karnataka would not be of the desired extent.

He said the Government should have taken all these aspects into account and consulted the managements, especially with regard to the expenditure, before taking a decision on seat allotment.

He felt the Government Order might not serve the purpose in the wake of an order passed by the Kerala Government being struck down by the Kerala High Court and its application rejected at the Supreme Court. Answering a question, Mr. Shivashankarappa said the consortium was ready for talks with the Government if the Chief Minister convened a meeting to resolve the issue.

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