India, Aug. 12 -- The state government has directed newly approved vocational and professional colleges to strictly follow the fee structure approved by the Fee Regulatory Authority (FRA) and the Fee Policy Committee (FPC). Colleges that violate these provisions will face actions by the state.

The move comes after several students and parents complained that some institutions were charging a higher fees than the sanctioned amount. The issue came to light during the centralised admission process (CAP) conducted by the directorate of technical education and the state common entrance examination (CET) cell.

The state higher and technical education department issued a circular on Monday stating that under the Maharashtra Private Professiona...