Odisha Assembly Okays Quota For Govt School Students In Medical & Engineering Colleges

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution brought by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for reservation of 15% seats for government school students in medical and engineering institutions.

Earlier on December 28, 2020, the State Cabinet had cleared a proposal for reservation of seats for poor students in government schools in various medical and engineering colleges.

Following the Cabinet approval, the state government had formed a committee headed by Justice AK Mishra to make recommendations in this regard from the 2021-22 academic session.