The officials of the health department of Gujarat government and the representatives of the  self-financed medical colleges of state are all set to meet and negotiate a state government ordinance to abolish 15 per cent NRI quota in the colleges.

Gujarat Health Minister Nitin Patel said that, “For the benefit of students of Gujarati origin, the state government has decided to scrap the 15 per cent NRI quota." "The 15 per cent NRI quota would be replaced by an increased 25 per cent management quota, which is currently 10 per cent to ensure that Gujarat domicile students get maximum benefit," the minister said.

According to the new rules of management quota, the prospective students must completed 12th from a school in the state and must be a domicile of Gujarat.

On the other hand, the private colleges already raised an objection regarding the new ordinance. They said, the Supreme Court had fixed the 15 per cent NRI quota, but the state government wants its direct or indirect control on filling the 25 per cent management quota seats that, will cause big losses to the colleges.

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