The Yogi Government has clarified that donation in any form will not be acceptable in any professional institution in the state and strict action would be taken against the guilty colleges.
The announcement to this effect was made by Vocational and Medical Education Minister Ashutosh Tandon here on Friday.
He told reporters in BJP office that fees of the different courses have been fixed. No college will be allowed to charge a penny more than the prescribed fees. If any college is found to take donation or capitation fees strict action will be taken against that educational institution, he said.
There are reports about education institutions fleecing parents on the name of capitation fees. last week the Yogi Government had fixed the fee structure of all the medical and dental colleges. The engineering colleges too have been asked not to ask for more fees than the prescribed by the government.
The minister said that government will not tolerate corruption at any level. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said it many time times that this government has zero tolerance on corruption and asking for capitation fees or donation is one of the forms of corrupption which this government will not tolerate, he said.
“The Government is working as how to improve the teaching quality in professional institutions. There is strong link between education and employment. Better the quality of education more are the chances for the youth to get job,” the minister said.
Stamp and Registration Minister Gopal Nandi will hold a Janata Darbar in party office on Saturday.