Andhra Pradesh Private Medical & Dental Colleges Management's

ANDHRA PRADESH PRIVATE MEDICAL & DENTAL COLLEGES MANAGEMENT’S ASSOCIATION Registration No. 115 of 2015 D. No. 60-1-2/2, Siddhartha Nagar, Vijayawada Urban, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh Off. Add: D. No. 52-1/1-5/B, Road No. 5, Veterinary Colony, Vijayawada - 520 008. Ph. No’s. 0866 - 2454597, 2455459. E-mail: [email protected]

Lr. No. APPMDCMA/102/2020 Date: 25/05/2020 President: Dr. Upendranath N, To, President, NRI Academy of Sciences, Chinakakani, The Special Chief Secretary, Guntur Health Medical & Family Welfare Department,

Vice – President: Government of Andhra Pradesh, Sri. K. Ravi Varma, Amaravathi. Managing Director, Konaseema Institute of Medical Sciences, Sir, Amalapuram Sub: Fixation of Uniform Fee Structure for PG Medical/Dental Courses in Private Dr. M. A. K. V. Raju, Unaided Medical/Dental Colleges in Andhra Pradesh–Request to fix uniform Director, Vishnu Dental fee for 85% of Seats – Reg. College, Bhimavaram Ref: 1) SCI Pronouncement in TMA Paiand others Vs State of Karnataka (2002) 8 General Secretary: SCC 481. Dr. Ganni Kasimbi, President, GSL Educational 2) SCI Judgement in P.A. Inamdar Vs. State of Maharashtra (2005) 6 SCC Society, Rajahmundry 537).

Joint Secretaries: 3) SCI Judgement in Islamic Academy Education Vs State of Karnataka Dr. M. Santhi Ramudu, (2003) 6 SCC 697. President, Santhiram Medical College, Nandyal. 4) Hon’ble AP High Court order in WP No12346 of 2014 in APMDCMA Vs AFRC and others. Sri.Puneeth Kothapa, 5) Hon’ble AP High Court judgement in Consortium of Engineers Vs Govt of President, Narayana Educational Society, Andhra Pradesh (WP 20535 of 2010) Nellore. **** Treasurer: Sri. P. Lakshmana Rao, With reference to the above subject, I am to bring to your kind notice that, the Secretary, Dr. Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Institute of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in its pronouncements in TMA Pai case vide ref 1 Medical Sciences & Research Foundation, supra dealt with the admissions into Private Un-Aided Non-Minority Higher Chinaoutpalli, Gannavaram Education institutions& directed that the Fee should be common for all category of Executive Members: Dr. Neerukonda B R students. 15% of seats with higher fee may be fixed for NRI Quota. Prasad,Chairman, NRI Institute of Medical The Hon’ble Supreme Court has confirmed the above ruling in PA Inamdar Sciences and Anil Neerukonda Institute of Dental Sciences, Judgement and in Islamic Academy Judgement. Visakhapatnam Hon’ble AP High court vide ref 4 supra has directed AFRC to decide the issue of Fr. Nelli George, Secretary & uniform fee structure and non-categorization of seats duly taking into note the Correspondent, St. Joseph Dental College, pronouncements of SCI referred to above. Duggirala, Eluru It is to inform further that the Hon’ble High Court of AP in a Judgement Sri. A. Satyanarayana Raju, Managing Trustee, rendered by Justice. Goda Raghuram in ref 5 supra has directed that the fee should Maharajah’s Institute of Medical Sciences, be common for 85% of seats and a higher fee may be fixed for 15% of NRI Quota Seats. Nellimerla, Vizianagaram. Contd….2

--2-- President: Dr. Upendranath N, In pursuance to the aforesaid judgements, AFRC (Now APHERMC) has been President, NRI Academy of Sciences, Chinakakani, following uniform fee structure and non-categorization of seats in Engineering, Guntur Polytechnic and other higher education institutions, except medical institutions. Vice – President: Sri. K. Ravi Varma, We also like to bring to your notice that almost all the states in the country are Managing Director, Konaseema Institute of following the rulings of the Apex Court by fixing the common fee for 85% of the Medical Sciences, Amalapuram Seats and fixing the higher fee for 15% of NRI Quota Seats. Hence, we request you Dr. M. A. K. V. Raju, Director, Vishnu Dental to fix common fee for 85% of the seats and higher fee for 15% of NRI Quota Seats. College, Bhimavaram We further submit that the fee fixation shall be as per the audited expenditure General Secretary: Dr. Ganni Kasimbi, of the Institution submitted to Income Tax Department. While calculating the fee, President, GSL Educational Society, Rajahmundry the APHERMC should also take into consideration of increment allowable

Joint Secretaries: expenditure i.e. increase from March 2018 to March 2019 and increment for Dr. M. Santhi Ramudu, President, Santhiram Medical College, Nandyal. allowable salaries @9.27%, Furtherance @15% and also inflation @15.76% as these

Sri.Puneeth Kothapa, were considered for last many years in the case of Engineering, Pharmacy and other President, Narayana Educational Society, PG courses. Treat the matter as most urgent as the last date for admissions issued Nellore. by Medical Council of India is fast approaching. If an order fixing the common fee Treasurer: Sri. P. Lakshmana Rao, structure is not considered, the Association will be constrained to withdraw the Secretary, Dr. Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Institute of letter of consent issued to the Government for seat sharing. Pending finalization of Medical Sciences & Research Foundation, Chinaoutpalli, Gannavaram fee fixation, we request you not to admit students to the convener quota in our

Executive Members: member institutions Dr. Neerukonda B R Prasad,Chairman, NRI Thanking you, Institute of Medical Yours Sincerely, Sciences and Anil Neerukonda Institute of Dental Sciences, Visakhapatnam Secretary,

Fr. Nelli George, APPMDCMA Secretary & Correspondent, Copy to: St. Joseph Dental College, 1. The Hon’ble Chief Minister, Govt., of A.P., Amaravathi Duggirala, Eluru 1. The Hon’ble Chief Minister, Govt., of A.P., Amaravathi 2. The Hon’ble Health Minister, HM & FW Dept., Govt., of A.P., Amaravathi. Sri. A. Satyanarayana Raju, 3. The Vice – Chancellor, Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada. Managing Trustee, Maharajah’s Institute of 4. The Chairman, APHER & MC, Tadepalli. Medical Sciences, 5. The Registrar, Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada. Nellimerla, Vizianagaram. 6. The Secretary, APOHER & MC, Tadepalli.

Lr. No. APPMDCMA/105/2020 Date: 27/05/2020

President: Dr. Upendranath N, To, President, NRI Academy of The Special Chief Secretary, Sciences, Chinakakani, Guntur Health Medical & Family Welfare Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Vice – President: Amaravathi. Sri. K. Ravi Varma, Managing Director, Konaseema Institute of Sir, Medical Sciences, Amalapuram Sub: Post Graduate Medical / Dental Admissions – Fixation of Fee – Stipend – Consider as Expenditure – Reg. Dr. M. A. K. V. Raju, Director, Vishnu Dental Ref: 1) Post Graduate Medical Regulations, 2000. College, Bhimavaram 2) Lr. No. 102/APPMDCMA/2020, Dt. 25-05-2020.

General Secretary: **** Dr. Ganni Kasimbi, President, GSL Educational With reference to the above subject, it is brought to your kind notice that, as Society, Rajahmundry per Medical Council of India Regulations on Post Graduate Medical Education, the Joint Secretaries: Dr. M. Santhi Ramudu, Post Graduate students shall be paid Stipend. President, Santhiram Medical College, Nandyal. Basing upon this one, the Government of Andhra Pradesh issued Orders on

Sri.Puneeth Kothapa, payment of Stipend to Post Graduate students. President, Narayana Educational Society, Nellore. It is submitted that, the fee fixed for Post Graduates shall include the

Treasurer: expenditure incurred on payment of Stipend to Post Graduate students. Even the Sri. P. Lakshmana Rao, Secretary, Dr. Pinnamaneni other states such as Maharastra has considered the payment of stipend as Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences & expenditure on the college. If the payment of stipend is not considered as Research Foundation, Chinaoutpalli, Gannavaram expenditiure it is very difficult for the survival of the institutions and it is not

Executive Members: financial viable. Dr. Neerukonda B R Prasad,Chairman, NRI Institute of Medical Hence, we request you to consider the stipend also for fixing the fee for Post Sciences and Anil Neerukonda Institute of Graduate Medical and Dental Education. Dental Sciences, Visakhapatnam Thanking you, Yours Sincerely, Fr. Nelli George, Secretary & Correspondent, St. Joseph Dental College, Secretary, Duggirala, Eluru Secretary, APPMDCMA Sri. A. Satyanarayana Raju, Managing Trustee, Maharajah’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Nellimerla, Vizianagaram.

Lr. No. APPMDCMA/106/2020 Date: 29/05/2020 President: Dr. Upendranath N, To, President, NRI Academy of Sciences, Chinakakani, The Special Chief Secretary, Guntur Health Medical & Family Welfare Department,

Vice – President: Government of Andhra Pradesh, Sri. K. Ravi Varma, Amaravathi. Managing Director, Konaseema Institute of Medical Sciences, Sir, Amalapuram Sub: Withdrawal from the Postgraduate counseling for Medicine / Dental Dr. M. A. K. V. Raju, Courses in Private Unaided Non – Minority Medical and Dental Colleges in Director, Vishnu Dental Andhra Pradesh – Reg. College, Bhimavaram Ref: Lr. No. APPMDCMA/102/2020, Date: 25/05/2020. General Secretary: Dr. Ganni Kasimbi, **** President, GSL Educational Further to our letter referred to above, we the Andhra Pradesh Private Society, Rajahmundry

Joint Secretaries: Medical and Dental Colleges Managements Association have approached you to Dr. M. Santhi Ramudu, President, Santhiram implement uniform fee structure to all categories of students admitted to a Medical College, Nandyal. program as enunciated in Apex court judgment in TMA Pai Vs State of Karnataka Sri.Puneeth Kothapa, President, Narayana (2002). We urged that 85% of all eligible Postgraduate seats should have the same Educational Society, Nellore. fee structure and a higher fee may be fixed for 15% NRI quota seats.

Treasurer: We also pleaded that the fee fixed shall be as per our books of expenditure as Sri. P. Lakshmana Rao, Secretary, Dr. Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Institute of audited, taking into account inflation, furtherance of education and accounts Medical Sciences & Research Foundation, submitted to the Income Tax department without profiteering. Chinaoutpalli, Gannavaram However, we are dismayed to see in the GO MS No.56 of HM&FW (E1), dept, Executive Members: Dr. Neerukonda B R dt:29.05.2020 that the fee structure for postgraduate students of Medical and Prasad,Chairman, NRI Institute of Medical Dental courses is almost 40% to 60% below the fee in vogue for the past four years. Sciences and Anil Neerukonda Institute of It appears that You have also not taken into the account, the expenditure Dental Sciences, Visakhapatnam incurred on various services provided to the students, depreciation values on Fr. Nelli George, Secretary & equipments, infrastructure, horticulture and other maintenance cost of the Correspondent, St. Joseph Dental College, Institution. From the figures quoted in the fee structure it is seen that the total Duggirala, Eluru annual fee per student does not amount to even 20% of the stipend paid to the Sri. A. Satyanarayana Raju, Managing Trustee, student in pre clinical subjects and 40% in para clinical subjects. Maharajah’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Nellimerla, Vizianagaram.

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--2-- President: Dr. Upendranath N, The Private Unaided Non – Minority Medical and Dental Colleges in the state President, NRI Academy of Sciences, Chinakakani, are going through a very difficult period due to COVID pandemic. The hospitals of Guntur the private institutions are taken over by government for providing services to the Vice – President: Sri. K. Ravi Varma, Covid patients. The non covid patients are not admitted and no revenue is getting Managing Director, Konaseema Institute of generated from the hospitals. Further in obedience of the directives of the Medical Sciences, Amalapuram government all the faculty both teaching and non teaching and health care workers Dr. M. A. K. V. Raju, Director, Vishnu Dental are paid full salaries by the managements. The institutions are finding it difficult to College, Bhimavaram meet both ends meet due to this unusual situation in the country. General Secretary: Dr. Ganni Kasimbi, The fee structure approved by the government vide GOMs 56 is not viable. President, GSL Educational Society, Rajahmundry Under the circumstances we unanimously decided to withdraw from Dr. NTR

Joint Secretaries: University of Health Sciences counselling process for admission to PG Dr. M. Santhi Ramudu, President, Santhiram Medical College, Nandyal. Medical/Dental courses in our member institutions and not admit students to PG

Sri.Puneeth Kothapa, courses for the academic year 2020-2021. President, Narayana Educational Society, Thanking you, Nellore. Yours Sincerely,

Treasurer: Sri. P. Lakshmana Rao, Secretary, Dr. Pinnamaneni Secretary, Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences & APPMDCMA Research Foundation, List of Post Graduate Medical Colleges List of Post Graduate Dental Colleges Chinaoutpalli, Gannavaram Sno Medical Colleges Sno Dental Colleges Executive Members: Alliru Sitaramaraju Academy of Medical Anil Neerukonda Institute of Dental Dr. Neerukonda B R 1 1 Prasad,Chairman, NRI Sciences, Eluru Sciences, Visakhapatnam Institute of Medical Dr. Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Institute of Sciences and Anil CKS Teja Institute of Dental 2 Medical Sciences & Research Foundation, 2 Neerukonda Institute of Sciences, Tirupati Dental Sciences, Chinaoutpalli Visakhapatnam Drs. Sudha & Nageswara Rao 3 GSL Medical College, Rajahmundry 3 Siddhartha Institute of Dental Fr. Nelli George, Secretary & Sciences, Chinaoutpalli Correspondent, Gitam Dental College & Hospital, 4 Great Eastern Medical School, Srikakulam 4 St. Joseph Dental College, Visakhapatnam Duggirala, Eluru GSL Dental College & Hospital, 5 Katuri Medical College, Chinakondrupadu 5 Sri. A. Satyanarayana Raju, Rajahmundry Managing Trustee, Konaseema Institute of Medical Sciences, G. Pulla Reddy Dental College & Maharajah’s Institute of 6 6 Medical Sciences, Amalapuram Hospital, Kurnool Nellimerla, Vizianagaram. Maharajah's Institute of Medical Sciences, KIMS Dental College & Hospital, 7 7 Vizianagaram Amalapuram Contd….3 ANDHRA PRADESH PRIVATE MEDICAL & DENTAL COLLEGES MANAGEMENT’S ASSOCIATION Registration No. 115 of 2015 D. No. 60-1-2/2, Siddhartha Nagar, Vijayawada Urban, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh Off. Add: D. No. 52-1/1-5/B, Road No. 5, Veterinary Colony, Vijayawada - 520 008. Ph. No’s. 0866 - 2454597, 2455459. E-mail: [email protected]

--3-- President: List of Post Graduate Medical Colleges List of Post Graduate Dental Colleges Dr. Upendranath N, Sno Medical Colleges Sno Dental Colleges President, NRI Academy of Sciences, Chinakakani, Lenora Institute of Dental Sciences, 8 Narayana Medical College, Nellore 8 Guntur Rajahmundry

NRI Academy of Medical Sciences, Narayana Dental College & Hospital, Vice – President: 9 9 Sri. K. Ravi Varma, Chinakakani Nellore Managing Director, NRI Institute of Medical Sciences, Sibar Institute of Dental Sciences, Konaseema Institute of 10 10 Medical Sciences, Visakhapatnam Takkellapadu Amalapuram Sree Sai Dental College & Hospital, 11 PES Institute of Medical Sciences, Kuppam 11 Dr. M. A. K. V. Raju, Srikakulam Director, Vishnu Dental 12 Santhiram Medical College, Nandyal 12 St. Joseph Dental College, Duggirala College, Bhimavaram 13 Viswabharathi Medical College, Kurnool 13 Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram

General Secretary: Dr. Ganni Kasimbi, President, GSL Educational Copy to: Society, Rajahmundry 1. The Vice – Chancellor, Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada. Joint Secretaries: 2. The Secretary, APHER & MC, Tadepalli. Dr. M. Santhi Ramudu, President, Santhiram 3. The Registrar, Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada. Medical College, Nandyal.

Sri.Puneeth Kothapa, President, Narayana Educational Society, Nellore.

Treasurer: Sri. P. Lakshmana Rao, Secretary, Dr. Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Foundation, Chinaoutpalli, Gannavaram

Executive Members: Dr. Neerukonda B R Prasad,Chairman, NRI Institute of Medical Sciences and Anil Neerukonda Institute of Dental Sciences, Visakhapatnam

Fr. Nelli George, Secretary & Correspondent, St. Joseph Dental College, Duggirala, Eluru

Sri. A. Satyanarayana Raju, Managing Trustee, Maharajah’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Nellimerla, Vizianagaram.

Lr. No. APPMDCMA/107/2020 Date: 31/05/2020 President: Dr. Upendranath N, To, President, NRI Academy of Sciences, Chinakakani, The Vice – Chancellor, Guntur Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences,

Vice – President: Vijayawada. Sri. K. Ravi Varma, Managing Director, Sir, Konaseema Institute of Medical Sciences, Sub: Admission into Post Graduate Medical and Dental Courses in Private Un – Amalapuram Aided Non – Minority Medical and Dental Colleges for the year 2020-21 –

Dr. M. A. K. V. Raju, Reg. Director, Vishnu Dental Ref: 1. Lr. No. APPMDCMA/102/2020, Dt. 25-05-2020 College, Bhimavaram 2. Lr. No APPMDCMA/106/2020, Dt. 29-05-2020. General Secretary: 3. Notification issued by Dr. NTR UHS, Dt. 29-05-2020. Dr. Ganni Kasimbi, President, GSL Educational **** Society, Rajahmundry With reference to the above, I am to inform you that the Association in the st Joint Secretaries: reference 1 cited above informed the Government of Andhra Pradesh and APHER Dr. M. Santhi Ramudu, & MC to fix common fee for 85% of the seats and a higher for the 15% NRI Seats President, Santhiram Medical College, Nandyal. duly taking into consideration the decisions of Apex Court in TMA Pai Foundation & others Vs State of Karnataka (2002) 8 SCC 481, Islamic Academy of Education Vs Sri.Puneeth Kothapa, State of Karnataka (2003) 6 SCC 697 and PA Inamdar Vs State of Maharashra (2005) President, Narayana Educational Society, 6 SCC 537. Nellore. The Government of Andhra Pradesh issued G. O. Ms. No. 56 fixing differential

Treasurer: fee for the seats which is against the directions of the Supreme Court and our Sri. P. Lakshmana Rao, appeals in the reference 1 & 2 above. In the reference 2nd cited above, the Secretary, Dr. Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Institute of Association informed the Government of Andhra Pradesh that the Private Un – Medical Sciences & Aided Non – Minority Medical and Dental Colleges were withdrawing from the Research Foundation, Chinaoutpalli, Gannavaram Counselling conducted by Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada for the year 2020-21 and a Copy of the letter was endorsed to you. Executive Members: It is observed that, in the Notification Dt. 29-05-2020 issued by the Dr. NTR Dr. Neerukonda B R Prasad,Chairman, NRI University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada the University has displayed differential Institute of Medical fee which is against the Orders of the Apex Court and the Orders of the Hon’ble Sciences and Anil Neerukonda Institute of Andhra Pradesh High Court in WP 12345 of 2014. Dental Sciences, In view of the above, I am to reiterate that the Member Private Un – Aided Visakhapatnam Non – Minority Medical and Dental Colleges have withdrawn from the Counselling Fr. Nelli George, and request you not to allot any candidate into ant category of Post Graduate Secretary & Correspondent, Medical and Dental Courses to our Member Institutions. St. Joseph Dental College, In this regard, I am herewith enclosing copies of the Authorisation Letters of Duggirala, Eluru the Member Institutions.

Sri. A. Satyanarayana Raju, Thanking you, Managing Trustee, Yours Sincerely, Maharajah’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Nellimerla, Vizianagaram. Secretary,

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