Bihar govt moves to reserve 33% seats in state medical, engineering colleges for girls

CM Nitish Kumar stated that the state is planning to open engineering schools in each district whereas new medical schools have additionally come up in some districts.

The Bihar authorities led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has drawn up plans to order 33 per cent seats in state medical and engineering schools for woman college students. If accredited, Bihar would turn into the primary state within the nation to take action. In response to reviews, the Nitish authorities is working to convey two new Payments, specifically the Bihar Engineering Universities Invoice and Bihar Medical Schooling Invoice within the subsequent Meeting session to provide formal approval to the proposal. The transfer could get assist even from the opposition members given the massive position performed by girls voters within the state.

Bihar has 2,035 engineering seats 38 schools and 1,330 medical and BDS seats in 11 medical schools run by the state authorities. Stories quoting a authorities official stated that whereas the share of women in authorities medical schools is about 30 per cent, their illustration in engineering schools could be very much less at about 15 per cent.

CM Nitish Kumar stated that the state is planning to open engineering schools in each district whereas new medical schools have additionally come up in some districts. “Allow us to reserve one-third of seats in medical and engineering schools [for girls]. It will improve the variety of ladies in technical training. Will probably be a novel factor…. The entire thought is to make sure that Bihar college students do not need to exit of the state for technical training,” he stated at a evaluate assembly.

The federal government additionally mentioned a proposal to arrange unique engineering and medical universities within the state. Nitish Kumar stated that the transfer would assist in higher administration of medical and engineering schools. The federal government has proposed to arrange 4 new universities.

Nitish Kumar’s earlier transfer of prohibiting liquor within the state and offering bicycles to the woman college students have labored very properly in his favour. The transfer to order seats for feminine college students can be being touted as a political masterstroke by the chief minister. Stories stated that it will assist him in consolidating girls votes resulting in the creation of ‘caste impartial constituencies.

The NDA authorities led by Kumar had reserved 50 per cent seats for ladies in major faculties and 35 per cent in secondary faculties on the panchayat ranges in 2006. The state had already reserved 35 per cent jobs for girls within the police and 33 per cent in different authorities jobs. The federal government additionally offers a money incentive of Rs 50,000 to ladies who go their commencement with a purpose to encourage them to pursue greater training.