Shimla, June 6 -- The Himachal Pradesh government has not recommended charging of consultation fee of Rs 10 from patients at the time registration but has authorised patient welfare committees to levy user charges on need basis to strengthen and improve their services, Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Thursday. Sukhu clarified that the government has not recommended charging of consultation fee of Rs 10 from patients at the time of registration. "Hospitals have been made autonomous. If they are collecting Rs 10 for cleanliness or management, it is not under government instruction. They are free to regulate internally, but we have only sought feedback-not enforced any such fee," said Sukhu. htc...