Private Medical Colleges Clash with Government Over Seat Reduction and Fee Hikes

Kathmandu. A tussle has begun between private medical college operators and the government. The tussle has started between college operators and the government, with the government moving to reduce the number of seats in private medical colleges.

The Association of Private Medical and Dental Colleges of Nepal, the umbrella organization of private medical and dental colleges, has decided to stop the stipend from Thursday. This decision will affect about three thousand five hundred resident doctors.