Lok Sabha elections:
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief MK Stalin on Tuesday announced that his party would do away with the National Eligibility-Cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for medical admissions if voted to power in the Lok Sabha elections.
DMK released their manifesto on Tuesday and one of the most salient features listed was the scrapping of NEET exam.
In Tamil Nadu, opposition to NEET for medical admissions from major political parties and students had taken emotive overtones in the past.
Stalin further said steps would be taken for implementing reservation in the private sector.
The DMK is contesting 20 seats in the Tamil Nadu, allotting the remaining 19 to its allies. The state goes to polls in a single phase on April 18.
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Here are the other key promises listed in the DMK manifesto:
– DMK assured to take steps for waiver of all educational loans taken by students.
– Against the background of agitations by state government employees seeking reversion to the old pension scheme in place of the newly-introduced contributory scheme, the DMK chief said: “We will bring back the old pension scheme for both the central and state government employees.”
– The party said they would revert to the administered-price mechanism to regulate fuel prices, namely petrol, diesel and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
– Direct cash transfer of subsidy for LPG would be done away with. The focus would be on bringing down the price of cylinders
– DMK said it would release the 7 convicts serving time in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case on humanitarian grounds.