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Govt to fund girl who bagged med seat in private college

 Govt to fund girl who bagged med seat in private college

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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.

Guv sleeps on bills on univ, societies & more

 Guv sleeps on bills on univ, societies & more

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Julie.Mariappan@timesgroup.com

04.02.2022

Chennai: While Governor R N Ravi has sent back the NEET abolition bill to the Tamil Nadu government, little known is that he has been sleeping on a few other pieces of legislation that the state has forwarded for his action.

Among the bills the governor’s assent is awaited are amendments to the Cooperative Societies Act to reduce the term of the board of directors of societies from five years to three years. Most of the directors are AIADMK representatives elected in 2018, and the present government has sent the amendment legislation to the governor.

According to the present dispensation, there was large-scale misappropriation of funds that include loans given on fake jewels. The cooperatives departmenthadfiled police complaints seeking criminal action against offenders of six cooperative  banks on charges of fraud. “The Bill has been pending with the governor since January 12; there has been no word from Raj Bhavan,” said a government source.

Another under the governor’s pile is the draft Bill to set up a Siddha University for which the government had identified 20 acres on the Madhavaram dairy farm. Based on a proposal from the directorate of Indian medicine and homeopathy, the government prepared a draft bill and sent it to the governor on January 5. “The health department has been making efforts to set up the University in the annexe building of Arignar Anna Siddha Hospital in Arumbakkam. A file has been sent to the finance minister to sanction ₹  1. 98 crore towards expenditure on staff and infrastructure,”a government official said. Any Bill that involves expenditure from the consolidated fund of the state shall not be passed unless the governor recommends the consideration of the bill.

The governor is also silent on a bill sentin September last year to amend the Bharathiar University Act to include five members from the secretaries of the college committees of the affiliated private colleges (aided and self-financing) in the syndicate. “The bill was based on a court order and considering the re- quests of the association of self-financing arts, science and management colleges, in line with the Anna University Act,” said an official.

Raj Bhavan did not respond to TOI's attempts to get a reaction from the governor.

Governor returns TN’s anti-NEET bill

 Governor returns TN’s anti-NEET bill

Parties To Meet On Saturday To Mull Next Steps

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TIMES NEWS NETWORK

04.02.2022

Chennai: Asserting that the anti-NEET bill passed by the Tamil Nadu assembly was against the interests of students, especially those from rural areas and economically poorer sections, governor R N Ravi returned the bill to Speaker M Appavu.

Chief minister M K Stalin, however, said the governor’s remarks were unacceptable to the people of Tamil Nadu. He announced a meeting of all legislature parties on Saturday to decide the next course of action.

An official release from Raj Bhavan said the governor took the decision after a detailed study of the Bill for admission to UG medical courses seeking exemption from NEET, and the report of the high-level committee constituted by the state in this regard, which was the basis for the bill and examined the preNEET status of social justice in medical admission especially for students coming from socially and economically poor background.

“The governor returned the bill to the speaker, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on February1, 2022, giving detailed reasons for its reconsideration by the House,” the release said.

The governor was of the opinion that the bill was against the interests of stu- dents, especially the rural and economically poor students of the state. The Supreme Court in the Christian Medical College, Vellore Association Vs Union of India case (2020) had comprehensively examined the issue, particularly from the social justice perspective, and upheld NEET, as it prevented economic exploitation of poor students and is in furtherance of social justice, the release said.

In a statement, the chief minister said,“The government will make every effort to examine the views expressed by the governor and clarify the factual position and pass the Bill again. ”

Clarify If Removal Of Upper Age Limit For NEET-UG Is Under Consideration: Supreme Court To NMC

Clarify If Removal Of Upper Age Limit For NEET-UG Is Under Consideration: Supreme Court To NMC

Sohini Chowdhury

Live law

1 Feb 2022 10:41 AM

The Supreme Court, on Monday, asked the National Medical Council to clarify if they are considering to remove the upper age limit of 25 years and 30 years for candidates eligible for reservation, for NEET-UG, as was inserted by way of amendment to the Medical Council of India Regulations on Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 1997 vide notification dated 22.01.2018.

Petition was filed before the Delhi High Court challenging certain provisions of the amendment of the Regulation, including the insertion of the age limit. The Delhi High Court held the age cap to be valid. A plea assailing the same was filed before the Apex Court. Pursuant to an interim order of the Supreme Court, there is no upper age limit for appearing in the NEET-UG examination, until it decides the issue.

Advocate, Mr. Zoheb Hossain informed a Bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and B.R. Gavai that the National Medical Council was considering removing the age cap and therefore, they should come back to the Court with their firm stand on the issue.

"One of the issues is the upper age limit. That part of the controversy may get resolved because recently the National Medical Council has said they are considering removing that cap. Milords can put to them to come back with a firm stand."

The Bench asked Advocate, Mr. Gaurav Sharma appearing for NMC to take instructions and convey the same to it on Friday.

On Monday, the Bench was hearing a petition wherein the petitioners, though allowed in the counselling, were eventually asked to submit their Class 11 marksheets. Senior Advocate, Mr. Gangele, appearing for the said petitioners, informed the Bench that since the petitioners had passed their 10+2 as private students they were not separately issued a marksheet for Class 11.

"The petitioners have been admitted in Counselling, because they have passed 10+2 as private students, hence the Director asked them to submit 11th class marksheet. For private students 11th class marksheet is not issued. They have passed the 12th exam with subjects Chemistry, Maths, Biology, Physics with practical exams."

The Bench asked Mr. Sharma, "what do you have to say about this?"

Mr. Sharma argued that as per the main judgment of the Supreme Court as well as that of the Delhi High Court one has to undergo two years of study, which includes 11th and 12th, to be eligible.

Mr. Gangele asserted that they have already been admitted in counselling, and had completed two years of study as required, but they were not issued the marksheet for Class 11. He informed the Bench that states other than Madhya Pradesh and Punjab have already allowed candidates to take part in counselling without submitting the Class 11 marksheet.

The Bench asked Mr. Sharma to find out if that was the case and directed the registry to list the said petition on Friday, while the other matters would be taken up sometime in March.

[Cause Title: Jalaudheen T. & Anr v MCI & connected pleas]