Chennai: Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday begged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to consider the request of the Tamil Nadu government for the release of the state from the Enterprises of the National Entrance (NEET) for medical education.
Stalin spoke at an event to formalize 11 new medical colleges by the Prime Minister through video conferencing.
“Tamil Nadu acceptance policy plays a very important role in our health infrastructure.
This is to protect this that we have continued to demand the exception of NEET for Tamil Nadu.
I begged the United Government to consider our requests well,” Stalin said.
The bill to free the country from Neet, unanimously passed by the state legislature in September, still not called by Governor R N Ravi to President Ram Nath Kovind.
The meeting of all legislative parties chaired by Stalin decided to take further action through legal ways.
The minister’s chairman said the student revenue policy of the Tamil Nadu government was the basis for medical students to serve in rural areas and in government services in a very good way, even because there was a lack of doctors in many countries.
Tamil Nadu has become a role model in the health sector with the high number of seats in UG and PG courses in government medical institutions.
“Our principle is to ensure rural and poor students get opportunities.
The success of the Tamil Nadu’s health sector is the result of this principle.
We continue to insist that Tamil Nadu must be released from Neet so that this basic principle is not compromised,” Stalin said.
He said that medical universities in each district were the realization of dreams of chairman of the minister M The state government to establish new medical colleges and increase the allocation of funds to the Ministry of Health, who have succeeded in implementing innovative health programs, including the Muthulakshmi Reddy scheme benefit, Varumun Kappom, Thedi Maruthuvam and Nammai Kakkum 48.
Then, in memorandum, Stalin made Many requests for Health Minister Mansukh L Mandaviya in the secretariat, including the opposition to the Neet.
CM demands that the construction and establishment of AIIM in the accelerated Madurai.
He also looked for new medical colleges in six districts, AIIM new in Coimbatore, the elimination of all Indian quota for the state-funded medical institutions and orders from 50% of seats in special courses for the government.
NEET: Stalin urges PM to consider TN’s request
