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Tamil Nadu Assembly to pass resolutions against NEET, FCRA Bill
The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly will pass separate resolutions opposing NEET and the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026. Health Minister Ma Subramanian will move a resolution urging the Union government to…
The Story in Brief
The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly will pass separate resolutions opposing NEET and the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026. Health Minister Ma Subramanian will move a resolution urging the Union government to abolish the uniform NEET system for undergraduate medical admissions, arguing it hurts rural and Tamil-medium students and drives dependence on costly coaching centres. The state notes its 2021 Bill seeking exemption from NEET still awaits presidential assent. A separate resolution criticises the FCRA Amendment Bill for allowing government takeover of charitable organisations' assets, urging the Centre to withdraw the Bill and consult states and stakeholders.
The Indian Opinion
One narrative paints the Centre's NEET as defending national standards, the other as crushing state autonomy on social justice. Both sides have staked rigid positions for two decades, yet no serious national template for medical admissions has emerged that satisfies all regions. The real test is whether the Union will answer the Assembly's specific demand: amend the medical Acts to let states follow Class 12 marks instead of a uniform test. Until presidential assent comes, or is withheld, the deadlock remains.
Source: indiatoday.in
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