Bahujan Samaj Party chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has attacked the central government over the provision of reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) and Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in MBBS and dental courses. In a series of tweets on Friday, the BSP chief claimed that the decision appears to have been taken for political and electoral gains.
Mayawati tweeted, “The announcement of OBC quota in UG and PG seats of All India Government Medical Colleges in the country is a very late step. Had the central government taken this decision earlier, they would have benefited a lot by now, But now people think that this decision has been taken for political interest.
“Though the BSP has been continuously demanding to fill the backlog posts of SC, ST and OBC quota in government jobs for a long time, the governments at the Center and other states including UP are constantly indifferent towards the genuine interest and welfare of the people. These sections, which is very sad,” tweeted the BSP chief.
Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had tweeted that his government has decided to make reservation in medical courses under the All India Quota Scheme, which will benefit thousands of our youth every year.
It is expected that around 5,550 students will be benefitted by this decision. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has said that the government is committed to provide proper reservation for both backward and EWS categories. This decision will benefit about 1,500 OBC students in MBBS and 2,500 OBC students in postgraduate courses every year. Similarly, around 550 EWS students in MBBS and 1,000 EWS students in post-graduation will also be benefitted every year.
This arrangement will be applicable from the current academic session 2021-22 for UG and PG Medical/Dental courses (MBBS/MD/MS/Diploma/BDS/MDS) under All India Quota.
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