This higher fee shall be utilized for providing concession in fee to student belonging to reserved categories as per the State’s Reservation Policy.

Penalties

1. (1) Any complaint regarding collection of capitation fee or profiteering by any Higher Educational Institution shall be enquired into by the Fee Regulation Committee, which shall, after obtaining the evidence and the explanation of the management of the Higher Educational Institution concerned, shall take the appropriate penal action as it deems fit.
2. (2) No penal action shall be imposed unless the Higher Educational Institution concerned is given an opportunity of being heard. The detailed procedure for receipt and disposal of complaints against Higher Educational Institutions shall be notified by the Fee Regulation Committee.
3. (3) The Committee may, for the contravention of any provision of this Act or the rules made thereafter or directions issued by the Committee, and/or for non-compliance of any orders, on being found guilty, may impose penal fine, which may extend to Rupees Twenty Lakh.
4. (4) In addition to imposition of the penal fine under sub-section (3), for contravention of any provision of the Act, or rules made thereafter, the Committee may recommend to the appropriate regulatory authority for withdrawal of recognition and to the affiliating University for rejection of affiliation, as applicable.
5. (5) The penal fine under sub-section (3), may be imposed, without prejudice, over and above to the penalty specified in any other law, for the time being, in force.