BJP seeks action against pvt medical colleges over excess fee collection

Telangana BJP president N. Ramchander Rao has expressed concern over the alleged illegal collection of fees by private medical colleges from MBBS students admitted through NEET, despite clear guidelines issued by the Telangana Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee (TAFRC).The TAFRC has mandated that the fee for the four-and-a-half-year MBBS course be collected in five instalments. However, several private medical colleges are allegedly violating these norms by collecting the entire fee for five years in advance, he alleged at a press meet at the State BJP office on Friday.Mr. Rao said the practice has placed a significant financial burden on students and their families, with the excess amount collected reportedly ranging between ₹13 lakh and ₹20 lakh per student. He pointed out that both