Kathmandu. The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has issued a statement defending the controversial decision of the Council of Ministers to allow Ekta Shah, who was injured and disabled during the Genji movement, to study medicine.
According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Shah has been nominated as per the decision of the Council of Ministers, creating a ‘special scholarship quota’ in addition to the existing laws and the regular scholarship quota available under the National Medical Education Act, 2075 BS.
According to the ministry, Shah had passed the MBBS entrance examination conducted by the Medical Education Commission for the academic year 2082/83 with 57.5 marks.TAG_OPEN_p_14
On March 15, 2002, the Council of Ministers had directed the Medical Education Commission to provide quota for MBBS admissions to Jenji, saying he was injured in the agitation.TAG_OPEN_p_13
In a press release issued by the Ministry of Education, the government has arranged a special budget for this. The ministry claims that this additional quota will not affect the regular scholarship opportunities of other students. According to the ministry, this process has been initiated at the request of the Medical Education Commission and the proposal of the ministry.
The government has a policy of providing relief and assistance to the people who were injured and disabled after participating in the Genji movement on September 23 and 24.TAG_OPEN_p_11 The injured card number of the same movement. Spokesperson of the Ministry, Shiva Kumar Sapkota, said that the decision was taken as a mark of respect and support from the state to Ekta Shah, 165.
According to a press release issued by the ministry’s joint secretary and spokesperson Shiva Kumar Sapkota, the decision was taken in connection with the implementation of clause 1 TAG_OPEN_p_10 1 of the ‘Work Procedure on Providing Relief Assistance to the Injured and Disabled Persons, 2082’ that took place on September 7 and 24.
