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Talks to be held on admissions

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All-party meet again after talks

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A five-member Cabinet committee will hold talks with managements of private self-financing professional colleges to explore possibilities for a consensus on admission norms and fee structure. A decision to this effect was taken at an all-party meeting here on Monday.

The meeting resolved to hold another meeting after the talks to decide on the future course of action. Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan chaired the meeting, which was attended by Leader of the Opposition Oommen Chandy and leaders of all major political parties in the State.

Briefing reporters, Mr. Achuthanandan said there was consensus at the meeting that an effort must be made to hold a dialogue with the managements and any attempt for legislation should wait till the outcome of the talks was known.

The general view was that the Government should find a solution that would help tide it over the present situation without causing difficulties to students and parents, he said.

The Chief Minister, who was accompanied at the briefing by Minister for Education M.A. Baby, Minister for Forest Benoy Viswom and Minister for Transport Mathew T. Thomas, said all those who attended the meeting were conscious of the possibilities and limitations of such a talk, given the fact that the court verdicts had gone fully in favour of the managements. The participants were unanimous in their opposition to the stand of the managements on admission norms and fee structure.

However, no one was of the view that all the managements were inflexible and out to reap undue profit, he added.

He said the Government would consider enacting fresh legislation after the talks. Asked if the legislation was to fix reservation quotas, Mr. Achuthanandan said reservation norms and issues of social justice and merit would also be considerations.

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