Economically Weaker Section Quota Rules Will Change Next Year: Centre
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In November, Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the government, said existing income criteria would be revisited and a decision made within four weeks
Existing criteria to identify EWS (Economically Weaker Section) reservation beneficiaries for admission to medical courses across the country will be retained for this academic year, the government told the Supreme Court in an affidavit filed Friday, details of which emerged this morning.
The government said changing norms at this time - when admissions and allocation of colleges for NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) students are ongoing - will lead to complications.
EWS norm revisions can be applied from the next academic year, the government said.
The revised EWS criteria retains the contentious Rs 8 lakh annual income ceiling but excludes families with agricultural land of five acres or more, irrespective of income.
Balraj Kundu, the Haryana Jan Sevak Party nominee from Meham, said he was visiting a polling booth in the constituency when the incident took place.
The court issued the summons to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday, asking him to appear before it on October 23.
In his plea, the man claimed some persons hacked his Instagram account two days earlier and uploaded the offensive post.
The Prime Minister will also preside over the inauguration and Bhoomipujan of other development projects in Mumbai.
Due to the cyberattack, the most important government websites and services of the state have completely shut down, including important platforms like CM Helpline, Land Registry, and e-Office.
Digital arrests are a new method of cyber fraud in which fraudsters make audio or video calls, pose as law enforcement officers and confine victims to their homes to scam them.
By 2047, as India crosses the 100-year mark of independence, she said, the new Indian era will have core characteristics similar to developed countries.
About 25 per cent of basmati rice exported from India is sent to Iran, which is badly affected due to the uncertainty due to its conflict with Israel.
A petition had alleged violation of the Supreme Court's order in which it had said there should be no demolition of properties, including those belonging to people accused of crimes, across the country without its permission.
Govinda was speaking to the media outside his hospital. He was seen sitting on the wheelchair as he went on to thank everyone.
The government had given the mini flying machines to the 'Drone Didis' to make them self-reliant in agriculture. The plan to empower them is, however, struggling due to problems with the drone batteries