The fees committee constituted by the state government for deciding fees of the government colleges of the state has recommended no increase in the fees. The recommendations of the committee headed by the B S Bisht were presented before the state minister for higher education, Dhan Singh Rawat during a meeting with officials of the department at Vidhan Sabha on Friday.

The fee committee recommended no increase in the fee. It however said that the fee structure should be made rational and recommended that instead of present system where fee is charged under 31 heads, only 11 heads should be there. The minister said that a meeting of parents associations, students unions and the Principals would be held in the month of February.

In the meeting discussion on merging different heads into a college development fund would be held. He said that every college should compulsorily publish its annual magazine, conduct regular audits and organise programmes to commemorate anniversaries of the great personalities.

The minister said that requisition for recruitment on 877 posts of assistant professors has been sent to public service commission. He added that the department would soon sent requisition for recruitment in 225 posts of non academic nature, laboratory assistants, clerks and librarians. The minister said that 350 new assistant professors have joined the department. He said 54 colleges are being provided Rs 2 Crore to 5 Crore and the universities are provided Rs 20 to Rs 40 Crore each for purchase of books, development of labs, construction works, purchase of sports goods and smart classes, e libraries and other infrastructural works.

He said that in 50 degree colleges, books as per the demand of the Principals have been made available. In the meeting it was decided that by the year 2022 all colleges of the state would have their own building and all the colleges would be linked with book donation campaign this year.

The meeting was attended by the higher education director N P Maheshwari, additional director Rachna Nautiyal, D C Goswami and others.