Bengaluru: Ahead of the Supreme Court hearing in the NEET post-graduate admissions case, the Centre has filed an affidavit stating that the Rs 8 lakh annual income criterion for EWS reservation will remain.

head of the Supreme Court hearing in the NEET post-graduate admissions case to be held on January 6, the Centre has filed an affidavit stating that the Rs 8 lakh annual income criterion for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) reservation will remain.

Central Govt requests Supreme Court to hear urgently the case relating to reservation of Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in NEET admissions for PG medical courses

Justice DY Chandrachud says he would consult CJI NV Ramana for hearing the case tomorrow or the day after pic.twitter.com/SINtKQ1bVs

— ANI (@ANI) January 3, 2022

Last month, resident doctors from across the country protested against the delay in the NEET PG admissions process. The Supreme Court had put a stay on the process after a petition challenged the EWS criteria as ‘discriminatory’. The court had asked how the Rs 8 lakh income limit was decided. On Friday, the resident doctors called off their strike on the condition that the NEET PG counselling dates are announced after the January 6 hearing in the Supreme Court.

By Prerana.