Govt to fund girl who bagged med seat in private college
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
04.02.2022
Madurai: The state government has assured financial support to S Thangapetchi, a student of Government Kallar higher secondary school at Vikramangalam near Usilampatti who got an MBBS seat in a private medical college for the second year under the 7. 5% quota for government school students. Last year, she turned down her admission offer as the announcement that the government will pay for expenses of all those getting seats under the quota including in private colleges came late.
Hailing from Panamooppanpatti village, she belongs to MBC community and her parents are daily wage labour-ers. She herself works in farms to support her family whenever she could. Aiming to become a doctor, she prepared for NEET and cleared the test both last year and this year. However, both times she could secure medical seats only in private colleges, this time in Kanyakumari, leaving her worried.
However, the government has clarified that it will bear all expenses for studies of students who got medical/BDS seats in private colleges under the 7. 5% quota. On Thursday, Madurai district collector S Aneesh Sekhar met the girl to assure her and her family of full support. He also gave her a medical lab coat and a stethoscope. BJP state president K Annamalai said they will also be providing any additional financial help that the girl may need. BJP district president Dr Saravanan has also handed over ₹1 lakh to the family for any future expenses.
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