11-Member Task Force Formed to Review Seat Quota and Fees in Private Medical Colleges
Recommendations to Be Submitted Within 10 Days; Next Meeting Scheduled for Baisakh 15
Nepal Health News, Kathmandu : The 18th meeting of the Medical Education Commission, chaired by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, has formed an 11-member task force to review the number of MBBS and BDS seats and the fee structure in private medical colleges.
The meeting, held at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Singha Durbar, formed the task force under the coordination of Dr. Deepak Kafle, Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology, with a mandate to submit recommendations within 10 days.
Members of the Task Force:
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Dr. Deepak Kafle – Coordinator, Secretary of Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
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Dr. Bikash Devkota – Secretary, Ministry of Health and Population
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Dr. Mohan Sharma – Dean, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University
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Dr. Manoj Humagain – Dean, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kathmandu University
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Dr. Bhagwan Koirala – Expert
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Dr. Ramesh Kant Adhikari – Expert
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Dr. Divya Singh Shah – Expert
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Dr. Mangal Rawal – Expert
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Dr. Anil Karki – Chairperson, Nepal Medical Association
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Dr. Gyanendra Karki – President, Association of Private Medical and Dental Colleges
The meeting was convened by Prime Minister Oli following concerns raised by the Association of Private Medical and Dental Colleges, which claimed difficulties in providing residential doctors with government-equivalent allowances, and after students threatened to resume protests if the allowances were not provided.
Earlier, the 16th meeting of the Commission held on Magh 25 (February 8) had addressed the demands of protesting resident doctors by deciding that private medical colleges must provide a monthly subsistence allowance of NPR 48,500, equivalent to the eighth level of government pay scale.
Now, with a study underway regarding the increase in seat quotas and fees, private colleges will be required to follow the Commission’s decision on the allowance, and student matching will begin accordingly.
The next meeting of the Commission is scheduled for Baisakh 15 (April 27, 2025).
