Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution brought by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for the reservation of 15 per cent 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.
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