PMO Orders NMC to Act on Infamous D.Y. Patil Medical College Fee Scam
• DARPG Orders NMC to Enforce Refunds
•Students Still Denied Degrees
•Partial Compliance, Full Defiance
Unmesh Gujarathi
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The PMO’s DARPG has issued a stern directive to the NMC over D.Y. Patil Medical College’s illegal MBBS fee collection and degree withholding. Despite partial refunds, compliance remains incomplete. Whistleblowers and students demand full justice, penalties, and criminal action, as Sprouts News Investigation Team exposes deep-rooted collusion in medical governance.
DARPG Takes Unprecedented Action on MBBS Fee Extortion
In a rare move directly backed by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG) has ordered immediate action against the infamous D.Y. Patil Medical College, Pune, for alleged illegal MBBS fee collection and document withholding.
Directive F.No.S-15/12/2023-PG, issued on 13 August 2025, instructs NMC Secretary Dr. Raghav Langer to submit an urgent Action Taken Report (ATR). The order cites “deliberate defiance” of two prior PMO directives dated 30 April 2025 and 15 May 2025 (PMO ID: 5932212).
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Contents
- PMO Orders NMC to Act on Infamous D.Y. Patil Medical College Fee Scam
- • DARPG Orders NMC to Enforce Refunds
- •Students Still Denied Degrees
- •Partial Compliance, Full Defiance
- DARPG Takes Unprecedented Action on MBBS Fee Extortion
- Political Clout of Corrupt Bhagyashree Patil Faces Collapse
- Cabinet Secretariat and Health Ministry Forced to Act
- Whistleblowers Threatened for Exposing College Corruption
- DARPG’s Ultimatum to NMC: Compliance or Contempt
- A Defining Test for India’s Medical Education Governance
Political Clout of Corrupt Bhagyashree Patil Faces Collapse
The DARPG intervention comes after years of inaction despite:
•77 Presidential petitions ignored.
•Multiple Vice-Presidential referrals (e.g., VPS-18/01/2025).
•Over 1,000 citizen complaints dismissed by the Health Ministry and DMER Maharashtra.
Allegations against the infamous D.Y. Patil Medical College include extorting ₹32 lakh as “fifth-year MBBS fees” despite NMC’s ruling against it, withholding degrees and registration documents, forcing 70 students into supplementary exams as retaliation, and subjecting students to mental harassment resulting in suicidal crises (NMC File U-14023/17/2025-UGMEB).
Cabinet Secretariat and Health Ministry Forced to Act
DARPG’s 29 July 2025 Office Memorandum compelled the Health Ministry to take action, leading to a partial refund of six months’ fees unlawfully collected in 2023–2024 from the 2019 and 2020 MBBS batches.
However, legal experts told Sprouts SIT that this refund is insufficient. Full repayment with 13–14% RBI-mandated interest, penalties, and criminal prosecution remain necessary to uphold the rule of law.
“This is not a goodwill refund. It’s a corrective measure for a financial crime,” said a senior regulatory compliance lawyer.
Whistleblowers Threatened for Exposing College Corruption
Primary whistleblower Dr. Divyansh Dwivedi, a former surgery resident, endured degree blockage, harassment, and career damage for challenging the scam. He alleged that corrupt Bhagyashree Patil and complicit officials defied multiple PMO and Presidential directives.
“Refunds and degree release are the bare minimum. Penalties, sanctions, and accountability are overdue,” Dr. Dwivedi told Sprouts.
The Sprouts News Investigation Team’s Editor-in-Chief, Unmesh Padmakar Gujarathi, also a whistleblower, has faced threat calls allegedly linked to the infamous D.Y. Patil Medical College management but continues the investigation undeterred.
Related Article: PMO‑CVC Probe Unveils ₹200 Cr MBBS Scam at D.Y. Patil College.
DARPG’s Ultimatum to NMC: Compliance or Contempt
The 13 August 2025 directive demands that the NMC:
1.Justify its defiance of Article 78 constitutional obligations.
2.Release all withheld degrees without delay.
3.Initiate contempt proceedings against DMER Ajay Chandanwale, the Dean, corrupt Bhagyashree Patil, and complicit NMC officers.
4.Establish a PMO-monitored compliance framework to prevent repeat violations.
Failure to comply could escalate into criminal prosecution of officials and derecognition of the Vidyapeeth.
A Defining Test for India’s Medical Education Governance
This case has become a litmus test for whether India’s medical education regulators can resist entrenched corruption. Each day of delay not only deepens the injustice faced by students but also erodes public trust in the NMC and government oversight.
For the hundreds of students whose futures depend on timely justice, this battle is far from over. The Sprouts News Investigation Team will continue its coverage until the infamous D.Y. Patil Medical College is held fully accountable and victims are compensated in full.
