after Supreme Court casts doubt on setting Rs 8 lakh as annual income limit To take advantage of the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) quota, the central government is all set to re-think its criteria. The government has sought four weeks’ time to reconsider the rationale behind the Rs 8 lakh limit. solicitor general of India Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court that the government will form a committee and take a new decision within four weeks.
If the limit is changed, it will mean that more or less students will be eligible to avail the newly introduced quota. Modi Government has started 10 percent reservation in medical colleges For the students from the economically weaker section of the society. Till the matter is decided, the counseling process and subsequent admissions for medical colleges will remain closed.
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Doctors waiting to start admission in their postgraduate medical college will have to wait a little longer. NEET PG 2021 counseling has been extended by four weeks.
Senior advocate Arvind P Datar, appearing for the petitioners, submitted that the delay was further delaying medical counseling and college education. Thus, students may have less time to complete their degree. He said that the EWS quota may be deferred to the next academic year. However, the Solicitor General assured that it would be implemented at the earliest. NEET PG counseling was scheduled to begin from October 25.
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The matter is being heard by a three-judge bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud. The matter is likely to be heard next on January 6.
Meanwhile, the doctors who passed the exam are getting impatient and are demanding quick instructions. He has taken to Twitter with the hashtag #ExpediteNeetPGCounselling2021 and called for “urgent decision” to set dates. 50 per cent seats in postgraduate courses in medical and dental colleges are allotted through a central medical counseling process.
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