Overview

• Speaking at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University's first convocation, Anandiben Patel said institutions should not raise fees during an academic session.
• She cited an Agra case where a family sold land to pay ₹15 lakh in fees and said she secured a refund after the student's death.
• The convocation awarded 8,507 degrees, with women comprising nearly 72% of graduates and 82% of medal winners.
• The Governor said her office distributed kits to 300 anganwadi centres and directed university-level training for workers, with AYUSH, allopathy and homeopathy collaboration on medicine kits.
• She urged stronger safety measures for female medical students and requested establishment of a medical college on the university campus.