K'taka Govt to hold talks with pvt colleges

Bangalore, Mar 10 (UNI) The Karnataka Government has invited the managements of private professional colleges to discuss the vexed issue of seat matrix and fee structure, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said today.

Speaking to newspersons after attending the CII annual members day here today, he said that while the Government was more concerned about protecting the interests of parents and students, it had an open mind about discussing the issue with the management.

Mr Kumaraswamy said the State Government had made its intention clear on the issue of the Common Entrance Test, fee structure and seat matrix, based on the recommendations of the expert committee constituted for the same.

The Chief Minister said the Common Minimum Programme of the JD(S)-BJP Government had been finalised and would be announced in a couple of days. The CMP would highlight the policies, programmes and agenda of the coalition Government.

Earlier in an interaction with CII members, Mr Kumaraswamy said he would strive hard to put an end to corruption in the system. He appealed to CII members not to shift their operations to other States and offerred all facilities to them.

He said that to improve the railway network in the State, he had discussed with Railways Minister Lalu Prasad and promised to release the State's share of funds to five fillip to all ongoing projects.

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