This story is from December 8, 2020

IRT Perundurai students demand reduction in fees

IRT Perundurai students demand reduction in fees
Erode: The students and parents of IRT Perundurai Medical College on Monday protested on the college premises demanding the state government to reduce their college fees.
One of the parents, K Balasubramaniam, told TOI that the college management was collecting Rs 3.85 lakh as fee instead of government fee of Rs 13,600. “How could a government institution collect fees on par with private medical college instead of government fixed fees,” he asked.
“As the college has been taken over by the government, fees should be collected like other government colleges,” another parent P Nagaraj, questioned.

The college management, revenue department and police department personnel held talks with the students and parents.
“We have taken the issue with the state government,” a senior official said.
Convinced over this, the students withdrew their protest and returned to their classes.
Meanwhile, the government and private colleges in Salem, Namakkal, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri and Erode districts started functioning on Monday.
“We have allowed the students after checking their body temperature,” a professor from the Dharmapuri government arts and science college said, adding that they refused to allow students if they don’t wear face masks.
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