Erode: The fee structure for various courses at the IRT-Perundurai Medical College was revised on par with the government medical colleges. The name of college was also changed as the Government Erode Medical College and Hospital (GEMCH), as per an order issued by the state health secretary office on Saturday. The move comes after repeated protests and representations from students and parents. In 1986, the state government handed over 344.36 acres of land in Perundurai to the Institute of Road Transport (IRT) for setting up a medical college. The college received Centre’s nod and started admitting 100 students from 2017. In September 2017, as the financial position of the state transport undertakings was weak, chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami announced that the government will rename the hospital as the Erode Government Medical College and Hospital.