Karnataka urges NMC to increase medical seats as NEET aspirant numbers surge: Report
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Bengaluru: Highlighting a growing discrepancy between the number of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) aspirants and available medical seats, the Karnataka government urged the National Medical Commission (NMC) to expand undergraduate medical capacity nationwide.
Speaking at the graduation ceremony of the 2019 batch of Sri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College and Research Institute (SABVMC), Dr Sharan Prakash Patil, Minister for Medical Education and Skill Development, noted that over 5,00,000 students sit for NEET annually, yet barely 100,000 medical seats exist.
“This disparity needs immediate attention. The doctors we train in India are not just for our country, but for the world,” The Hindu quoted him as saying.
Addressing NMC Chairperson Dr B.N. Gangadhara, who was present at the event, Dr Patil added, “There is a stark mismatch between demand and availability. The NMC must intervene.”
A formal proposal has already been sent to the NMC seeking approval for an additional 800 undergraduate and 600 postgraduate medical seats in Karnataka starting this academic year, the report added.
Dr Gangadhara, in his address, underscored the global shortfall of nearly three crore doctors and encouraged young graduates to pursue careers in medicine.
He opined that Indian doctors are highly sought after globally due to their strong academic foundation and English proficiency. Gangadhara added that one of the NMC’s key goals is to produce medical professionals recognised worldwide.
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TN polls: TVK pushes DMK behind with leads in 83 seats, AIADMK ahead in 54
Chennai (PTI): New entrant TVK, led by actor-politician Vijay, was leading in as many as 83 constituencies on Monday when counting of votes polled in the April 23 Assembly polls was on across Tamil Nadu. The AIADMK was leading in 58 seats while the ruling DMK was ahead in 34, EC data showed.
About two hours after the postal ballots were counted and EVMs opened for multi-round counting, Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam surged ahead of its Dravidian rivals-- the DMK and the AIADMK, with the ruling party struggling to catch up.
If the trends maintain, Vijay could as well ensure the biggest electoral upset, something in lines with the "1967,1977" wins he had referred to in his campaign speeches.
While the Dravidian stalwart CN Annadurai brought the first non-Congress government in Tamil Nadu post-independence in 1967, the charismatic MG Ramachandran (MGR) installed the maiden AIADMK government 10 years later, unseating then DMK government under M Karunanidhi. TVK was leading in most Chennai segments, all considered DMK strongholds and currently represented by the party in the 234-member House.
A poor show by DMK could belie most exit polls giving an edge to it, riding on the number of populist measures Chief Minister M K Stalin had implemented in his five year "Dravidian model," inclusive governance.
According to EC and TV reports, 15 cabinet ministers, including Stalin were trailing. His son and deputy CM Udhayanidhi was also behind in his incumbent Chepauk-Tirvuvallikeni seat, according to a number of reports.
Stalin was trailing behind TVK's VS Babu by 1234 votes in Kolathur segment. Vijay was ahead in Tiruchirappalli East by over 3,000 votes at the end of two rounds of counting, according to EC data.
BJP is trailing in 26 constituencies and it is ahead in Thali segment alone. TVK is ahead in constituencies including Ponneri, Tiruvallur, Poonamalle, and Avadi.
AIADMK is leading in segments including Katpadi, and Guidyattam and party chief Edappadi K Palaniswami is ahead in Edappadi segment by 7003 votes.
DMK was leading in segments including Vellore, Anaikattu and Rishivandiyam.
