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(1) The Government shall constitute a committee to be known as Fee Structure Committee for determination of fee for admission to the private professional education institutions and sponsored institutions consisting of the following members nominated by it, namely :- (a) Vice-Chancellor, BPUT, who shall be the Chairperson; (b) The Secretary to Government, Industries Department or his representative not below the rank of Deputy Secretary. (c) The Secretary to Government, Finance Department or his representative not below the rank of Deputy Secretary; (d) The Secretary to Government, Health and Family Welfare Department or his representative not below the rank of Deputy Secretary; (e) The Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department or his representative not below the rank of Deputy Secretary; (f) A Chartered Accountant of repute nominated by the Government in consultation with the Chairperson; (g) A representative of either All India Council for Technical Education or the Medical Council of India, as the case may be, depending on the courses of study; (h) Director, Medical Education and Training; (i) Director, Technical Education and Training, Orissa who shall be the Member-Secretary; and (j) T wo members from the Orissa Legislative Assembly be elected from among themselves. (2) The Chairperson of the Fee Structure Committee in a co-opt two persons out of whom one must be having experience in the field of education. (3) No person who is associated with any private professional educational institution shall be eligible for being a member of the Structure Committee. (4) A member of the Fee Structure Committee shall be removed if he does any act which, in the opinion of the Government, is unbecoming of a member of the Committee and the member so removed, shall not be renominated to the Committee : Provided that no such member shall be removed from the Committee without being given an opportunity of being heard. (5) The terms and conditions of service of the Chairperson and other Members of the Fee Structure Committee shall be such as may be prescribed. (6) The Fee Structure Committee shall have the power to - (a) require each private professional educational institution or sponsored Composition and functions of the Fee Structure Committee 8 institution to place before the Committee the proposed fee structure of such institution with all relevant documents and books of accounts for scrutiny well in advance of the commencement of the academic year which shall not be later than the 31st January of the previous academic year; (b) verify whether the fee proposed by each such institution is justified and it does not amount to profiteering or exploitative; and (c) approve the fee structure or determine some other fee which can be charged by the institutions ; Provided that, for the academic year 2007-2008 the date for placing the fee structure and documents as stated in clause (a) shall not be later than the 30th April,