The state government has officially sanctioned a fivefold increase in fees for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Ayurveda, Homeopathy and Unani for seats under the ‘institutional quota’, including NRI seats, starting in the academic year 2023-2024.

This decision was communicated via an official letter from the department of medical education and drugs, following discussions in a meeting chaired by the state’s minister of medical education. The letter, addressed to the Fee Regulation Authority, emphasised that the fee hike was a response to requests from the Association of Management of Ayurvedic Medical Colleges of Maharashtra.