The medical student at MGIMS, Sevagram filed a series of RTIs to both AIIMS and NBE, following which he wrote to the PMO. His grievance was forwarded by the PMO to NBE, which closed the case on July 31, stating, "fee of NEET PG is approved by governing body of NBE and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW)".The medical student wrote to the Prime Minister's office regarding National Board of Examinations' alleged Rs 40 crore-profit, the board has said that the fees were approved by the Ministry of Health, a charge which MoHFW has denied.
The matter came to light after an RTI response revealed that the National Board of Examinations (NBE) collected Rs 48 crore as application fees from NEET-PG aspirants in 2018. Scores of medical students alleged that if logistics and other charges were taken into consideration, the board had made a profit of over Rs 40 crore, which should have been…
