NEET row : High level committee suggests TN govt to promulgate Act & get Prez assent

A high level Committee of Secretaries has surggested to the Tamil Nadu Government to promulgate an Act for
eliminating National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) in medical education and get the Presidential assent.

Moving the demand for grants for his department in the State Assembly on Thursday, Health Minister Ma Subramanian said an Official Committee of Secretaries under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary was constituted to suggest appropriate measures to implement the recommendation of the High Level Committee headed by retired Judge A K Rajan.

The Committee of Secretaries has suggested to the government to promulgate an Act, similar to Tamil Nadu Act No.3/2007, indicating the need for elimination of NEET in Medical Education and get the President’s assent for the same.

This will ensure social justice and protect all vulnerable student communities from being discriminated in admission to medical education programmes, he said.

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