Archive · 22 Jul 2026
AFRC Decides Fees for 355 Private Institutions
The Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee (AFRC) in Madhya Pradesh decided the fees for 355 private educational institutions for the 2025-26 academic year.
The committee scrutinized applications and examined income-expenditure details against reports from inspection teams.
However, MLA Pankaj Upadhyay raised concerns about the feasibility of examining so many applications in a single day and demanded a CBI or high-level committee inquiry into the fee fixation process.
He also pointed out that many nursing institutions were operating in violation of regulations.
AFRC decided fees for 355 private educational institutions for the 2025-26 academic year.
MLA Pankaj Upadhyay questioned the efficiency of the fee regulation process.
The process involved examining income-expenditure details against inspection reports.
MLA demanded a CBI or high-level committee inquiry into the fee fixation process.
Many nursing institutions were operating in violation of regulations.
- Who
- Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee (AFRC), MLA Pankaj Upadhyay, Minister Inder Singh Parmar
- What
- Decision on fees for private educational institutions
- When
- Up to the 2025-26 academic year
- Where
- Madhya Pradesh, India
- Why
- To regulate and scrutinize the fee structure of private educational institutions
Government's Fee Regulation Process
MLA's Concerns and Demands
Process Efficiency
Government's Fee Regulation Process
The AFRC efficiently scrutinized applications and determined fees for 355 private educational institutions in one day's meeting.
MLA's Concerns and Demands
MLA Pankaj Upadhyay questioned the feasibility of examining 7 to 8 applications in a single working day.
Transparency and Scrutiny
Government's Fee Regulation Process
The process involved examining income-expenditure details against reports from inspection teams and the department's own chartered accountant.
MLA's Concerns and Demands
MLA claimed no answer was provided regarding the timeframe and the number of applications scrutinized by the institutions' authorized chartered accountants.
Regulatory Compliance
Government's Fee Regulation Process
Fees were decided annually for 60 to 100 nursing institutions.
MLA's Concerns and Demands
MLA pointed out that most nursing institutions were operating in violation of regulations, such as running in single rooms or garages.
- Total Institutions
- 5,062
- Institutions with Fees Decided
- 355
- Academic Year
- 2025-26
- MLA Raising Concerns
- Pankaj Upadhyay
- Minister Responding
- Inder Singh Parmar
- Gazette Notification Year
- 2008
- Applications Scrutinized
- 1,824