Special session of Puducherry Assembly likely to pass law on medical admission

Puducherry | Tuesday | 17th July, 2018

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Vaithilingam said a special session could be convened if the government wanted the legislation to be enacted after the budget session. However, there was no clarity on the seats under the government quota in private medical institutions. The Puducherry government is awaiting approval from the Centre to table the Bill on medical admissions. | Photo Credit: C_VENKATACHALAPATHYmore-inSpeaker V.

Vaithilingam on Monday said a special session of the Assembly could be convened to enact a legislation making it mandatory for the private medical colleges to provide 50% of the seats for government quota. Moving the calling attention, Mr.

Anbalagan said last year the government was able to get 284 and 150 seats for degree and post graduate courses respectively in private medical colleges..