Powers & Functions of the Fee Regulatory Committee

(1) The Fee Regulatory Committee shall have the power to - a) require the medical institutions to place before the Committee the proposed fee structure of their institution with all relevant documents and books of accounts for scrutiny well in advance of the commencement of the academic year i.e., not later than 31st December of the previous academic year; b) verify whether the fee proposed by the institutions are justified and it does not amount to profiteering or charging of capitation fee; c) approve the fee structure or determine some other fee which can be charged by the institutions. (2) The Fee Regulatory Committee shall have the power to regulate its own procedure in all matters arising out of the discharge of its functions, and shall, for the purpose of making any inquiry under this Act, have all the powers of a Civil Court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 while trying a suit, in respect of the following matters, namely - a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any witness and examining him on oath; b) the discovery and production of any document; c) the reception of evidence on affidavits; d) the issuing of any commission for the examination of witness. (3) The fee structure recommended by the Committee shall be submitted to the Health & Family Welfare Department for approval and, upon final approval by the competent authority, shall be binding on all Private Medical Institutions, including those under Private Universities, for a period of three years. At the end of the said period, the institution would be at liberty to apply for revision. The fee so determined shall be applicable to a candidate who is admitted to an institution in that academic year and shall not be revised till the completion of his course in the said college. No Private Medical institutions shall collect a fee amounting to more than one year's fee from a candidate. (4) No person who is associated with any Private Medical Institutions including Institutes under Private University shall be eligible for being a member of the Fee Regulatory Committee. (5) Subject to the pleasure of the authority competent to nominate, the term of the office of the nominated members shall be for a period of two years from the date of their nomination and in the case of vacancy arising earlier, for any reason, such vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the term. The non-official members shall be eligible to draw such rate of sitting fee and Traveling Allowance as may be prescribed. (6) No act or proceeding of the Fee Regulatory Committee shall be deemed to be invalid by the reason merely of any vacancy in, or any defect in the constitution of the committee.