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CPI seeks new self-financing law

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Says appeal shall not be an obstacle to new law

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The CPI State leadership has called upon the Government to go in for a new law to overcome the Kerala High Court verdict nullifying key provisions of the Kerala Self-Financing Colleges Act.

At a news conference here on Friday, CPI State secretary Veliyam Bhargavan said that while there was no harm in going in for an appeal before the Supreme Court against the Kerala High Court verdict, it should not stand in the way of the State enacting a new law to govern admissions and fee structure in private self-financing colleges.

Unless there was an effort in this direction, the private managements would have a field day when new admissions were given this year, Mr. Bhargavan said.

The CPI leader said granting freedom to the managements full freedom in granting admissions and realising fee from the students would hurt the interests of those belonging to the socially and economically weaker sections. He also regretted the High Court decision to quash the provision in the Kerala Self-Financing Colleges Act for common entrance tests to select candidates eligible for admission to the self-financing colleges and pointed out that it was one of the important directives issued by the Supreme Court.

Mr. Bhargavan also said that the self-financing college managements were to be allowed to charge fee to cover the establishment costs of the colleges, it would turn the field of professional education into a commercial operation. Nobody was against the private sector in higher education, but the self-financing colleges should not be used as an instrument for reaping profits, he added.

The CPI State secretary said though the Supreme Court had banned collection of capitation fee, several managements were collecting huge sums under various heads. Such actions of the managements were morally indefensible and should be put down with a firm hand.

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