Fixation of Fee structure for B.Sc. (Nursing) Institutes on Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee recommendations

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ABSTRACT

Health Medical and Family Welfare Department – Fixation of Fee structure for B.Sc.
(Nursing) Institutes on Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee recommendations
– Orders – Issued.

HEALTH MEDICAL AND FAMILY WELFARE (C2) DEPARTMENT
G.O.MS.No. 60 Dated:15-06-2015

Read the following: -
1. G.O.Ms.No.282, HM&FW (K2) Dept., dt.13-10-2010.
2. From Administrative Officer, AFRC, Hyderabad, Lr.No.4/
AFRC(FF)/2014-15/44, Dated:07-05-2015.

ORDER:
In the G.O 1st read above, orders were issued notifying, among other things,
fixation of Fee to B.Sc. (Nursing), Post Basic B.Sc. (Nursing), B.Sc. (MLT), B.P.T.,
M.P.T., Courses.

2. In the letter 2nd read above, the Administrative Officer, Admission and Fee
Regulatory Committee, Hyderabad has reported that the AFRC in its meeting held
on 04.05.2015, has considered the orders dated. 07.10.2014 and 6.11.2014 in
W.P.Nos.29430/2014 and 31759/2014 passed by the Hon’ble High Court of
Judicature at Hyderabad for the State of Telangana and the State of Andhra Pradesh
and passed resolution during AFRC meeting dated:04-5-2015, recommending the
fee structure for General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) course in 8 Private Un-aided
Nursing and Para Medical Institutions and B.Sc.(Nursing) Course in 3 Private Un-
Aided Nursing and Para-Medical Institutions in the present State of Andhra Pradesh
for the block period 2014-15 to 2016-17. He has also enclosed copies of resolutions
for issuing necessary notification, as contemplated in Rule 4 (v) of the Andhra
Pradesh Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee (for professional courses offered
in Private Un-aided Professional Institutions) rules, 2006, issued in G.O.Ms.No.6,
Higher Education (Ec.2) Department, dated.08.01.2007.

3. After careful examination of the proposals of the Admission and Fee
Regulatory Committee on the fee structure for B.Sc.(Nursing) courses, Government
hereby accept the following Fee fixation proposals of the Admission and Fee
Regulatory Committee as mentioned below and accordingly hereby order the
following fee structure for B.Sc.(Nursing) courses in private un-aided Nursing and
Para–Medical Institutions in the state for the Academic years 2014-15 to 2016-17.

In addition, the following fee is recommended for collection in respect of
failed students.
(1) A fee of Rs.250/- (Rupees Two hundred and fifty only) is fixed
per subject as referred fee.
(2) Special fee for each student is as follows:-

4. The Member-Secretary, Admission & Fee Regulatory Committee has also
issued the following directions to the Private unaided Nursing colleges concerned.
(i) (a) The Management of each Institution shall not charge any capitation Fee and
there shall not be any Profiteering. Except the above Fee fixed by the
Committee, no other amount, either directly or indirectly can be charged
unauthorizedly or illegally by the Management. If any such other amount is
charged under any other head or guise (e.g. donation etc.), it would amount
to charging of Capitation Fee. The surplus (Profit) that is generated from the
collection of the Fee must be for the benefit of the institution and cannot be
diverted for other purposes or for personal gain.

(b) The Institutions for which no fee structure is recommended on the ground
that they failed to submit the relevant data or submitted insufficient data
having paid the processing charges and also the institutions which failed to
submit their proposals paying the processing charges shall not collect any fee
from the students for the block period 2014-15 to 2016-17 in terms of the
judgement of the Hon’ble High court of A.P., in the D.B. Judgement
dt.29.10.2011 in WP’s No.16547/2010 and batch reported in 2012 (3) ALT
686 (D.B.)

(ii) The students admitted to the course during the academic years 2014-15,
2015-16 and 2016-17 shall pay every year the same annual tuition fee as
paid at the time of their admission till they complete the course.

(iii) The students who were admitted to the course prior to the academic year
2014-15 shall continue to pay every year the same annual fee at the rate
existing at the time of their admission till they complete the course.

(iv) The institutions shall collect the Annual Tuition Fee every year in advance
only for that particular year either in lump sum or in instalments.

v) The fixation of the Fee structure by the Committee will not by itself enable or
permit the managements to run the relevant courses in their institutions, if
they are otherwise not duly recognized and permitted by the
Government/NCI/Concerned University at any relevant time.

5. The Registrar, Dr.NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada/ Director of
Medical Education, A.P, Hyderabad shall take necessary action in the matter
accordingly

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)
L.V.SUBRAHMANYAM
SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

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