Commission to check functioning of Pvt Institutes: Rakhra

A Regulatory Commission is being formed by the Punjab government which will supervise the functioning of private educational institutes and keep a strict check on fee structures to safeguard the interests of students.
The formation of commission is under progress and the bill in this regard will be tabled in the next Assembly session, Punjab Higher Education Minister Surjit Singh Rakhra today said.
Rakhra, who was here to hand over a cheque of Rs 39 lakh to Principal of Saroop Rani Government College for Women, said that Punjab government will take every possible measure to restrain private educational institutions, if they are charging excess fees from students.

He said that the Regulatory Commission will be formed with a sole motive of protecting interests of students besides keeping a close tab on fee structures, standard of education, appointment of faculty and infrastructure being provided by institutions including universities.
He asserted that the rules and regulations of University Grants Commission will have to be implemented scrupulously in all private institutions and no one will be allowed to flout the UGC norms.
For the upcoming academic session, 13 new colleges will become operational in the state as the construction work was on advanced stage of completion, he added.