India, March 5 -- The state government on Wednesday tabled the Maharashtra Unaided Private Professional Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admissions and Fees) Act, 2015 to amend the law and bring in clarity on the Maratha reservation quota in private professional colleges, bring in an appellate authority for issues related to fee hikes and alter the age of retirement and service tenure of the Admission Regulatory Authority (ARA) chairman.

Section 6 of the Act is being amended to allocate seats in unaided institutions to Maratha students covered by the Maharashtra State Reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Act. The amendments will also strengthen the powers of the Fees Regulating Authority (FRA), create provis...