Secure 50% of the seat from private medical colleges, AIADMK tells Puducherry govt.
The AIADMK has urged the government to initiate steps to secure the due share of 325 MBBS seats from private medical colleges in Puducherry for the government quota in the upcoming medical admission cycle and to urgently address the law and order issues related to increased instances of drug-peddling at the tourist destination.
A consultation meeting to strengthen the party, as directed by the AIADMK central leadership, chaired by A. Anbalagan, State secretary for the party, passed a resolution urging the Lt. Governor and the Chief Minister to jointly work toward obtaining 50% of the 650 seats held by the Union Territory's three private medical colleges in the interests of aspiring medical students.
Other resolutions
In another resolution, the AIADMK urged the administration to crack down on drug traffickers, who targeted students and tourists. The government and the police should take strict measures to tackle the increasing crime rate, the resolution said. The party also highlighted the worsening traffic congestion due to the increase in arrival of tourists in Puducherry, and called upon the government to expeditiously complete the flyover work near the AFT Ground on Cuddalore Road and from the Rajiv Gandhi Statue to the Indira Gandhi Statue.
In other resolutions, the party called for extending the 10% quota in higher education, currently limited to students who studied continuously in government schools from classes 1 to 12, to students who studied in government schools from classes 6 to 12, cover education expenses of students from the fisher community enrolled in private schools and colleges, and to bear the full education fees of children from the Most Backward Classes in private schools and private higher education, as was being done for students from Scheduled Caste community.
The AIADMK also asked the government to increase the age limit for Group C posts to 35 years in the general category. It sought measures to curb the resurgence of new strains of COVID-19, especially as Puducherry was attracting travellers from other States.
Another AIADMK resolution took strong exception to the 'specious' remarks by the Leader of Opposition and DMK convenor R. Siva criticising Chief Minister N. Rangasamy's abstention from the NITI Aayog meeting, at a time when speculation was rife that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin's presence at a meeting he had skipped for three consecutive years may have to do with currying favour with the NDA to pre-empt further investigations into the corruption in TASMAC, a resolution stated.
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