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Constitution and Composition of the Committee

The Jharkhand Professional Educational Institutions (Fee Regulation) Act, 2025
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Chapter II CONSTITUTION OF FEE REGULATION COMMITTEE

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  1. (1) The Government shall constitute a Committee called the Fee Regulation Committee to regulate the fee for professional education courses in Higher Educational institutions. The composition of the Committee shall be as follows: - Constitution and Composition of the Committee
    • (i) a retired judge of the High Court of Jharkhand recommended by the Chief Justice of the High Court of Jharkhand Chairperson
    • (ii) Vice Chancellor of any State University nominated by the Secretary to the Government, Department of Higher and Technical Education Vice Chairperson
    • (iii) a Chartered Accountant of repute nominated by the Chairperson Member
    • (iv) a nominated representative of the National Medical Commission for professional courses related to Medical, Dental and Nursing Streams or a nominated representative of the All India Council for Technical Educationfor professional courses related to Engineering and Management Streams or a nominated representative of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research for professional courses related to Agriculture Streams or an eminent academician nominated by the Chairperson for professional courses related to any stream other than the above mentioned streams Member
    • (v) Secretary to the Government, Department of Higher and Technical Education or Secretary to the Government, Department of Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare or Secretary to the Government, Department of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Co-operative (depending on the type of professional course) Ex-officio Member Secretary
  2. (2) All members of the Committee must be of unimpeachable integrity and of undoubted eminence in their fields.
  3. (3) The Chairperson shall be appointed for a period of two years, further extendable for a maximum period of one year, or until he or she attains the age of 67 years, whichever is earlier.
  4. (4) The Chartered Accountant shall be nominated by the Chairperson based on the norms and proceduresas prescribed in the rules and shallhold office at the will of the Chairperson.
  5. (5) The term of the Chartered Accountant shall be co-terminus with the term of the Chairperson.
  6. (6) The Chairperson of the Fee Regulation Committee shall not concurrently hold any other office of the Government of Jharkhand or Government of India.
  7. (7) The nominated members of the Fee Regulation Committee as mentioned in sub-section
    • (i) and
    • (iii) of this section shall be nominated for period of 03 years; or till they hold office, whichever is earlier.
  8. (8) The quorum for the meetings of the Committee shall be set at one-half of the members present.
  9. (9) The Department of Higher and Technical Education, Government of Jharkhand shall provide secretarial support to the Fee Regulation Committee.
  10. (10) The Government, shall preferably, within 3 months from the enactment of this Act, notify the constitution of the Fee Regulation Committee, for wide circulation and knowledge.

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