AAP MLA Vishesh Ravi calls for amending Delhi Professional Colleges or Institutions Act
New Delhi Mar 24 PTI AAP MLA Vishesh Ravi on Thursday called for amending the Delhi Professional Colleges or Institutions Act 2007 to change the definition of Delhi candidate and pave the way for them to get the benefit of quota under the lawThe act provides for prohibition of capitation fee regulation of admission fixation of non-exploitative fee allotment of seats to SC ST and other socially and economically backward classes and other measures to ensure equity and excellence in professional education in DelhiThe Karol Bagh legislator said as of now the Act defines a Delhi candidate as one who has appeared or passed the qualifying examination from a recognized school or institution situated in DelhiI have proposed the definition be changed to one who has appeared or passed the qualifying examination from a recognized school or institution situated in Delhi or is a resident of Delhi he said This amendment will greatly benefit the SC-ST candidates as well as it will pave the way for them to get their constitutionally guaranteed reservation as per governmental norms the MLA saidHe claimed that under the current law Delhi candidates battle it out for seats and opportunities in the 15 per cent of seats available for non-Delhi candidates both of reserved and unreserved categoriesTo prove Delhi residentship birth certificate caste certificate domicile certificate issued by the Delhi Government or any approved five-year proof to prove the residentship of Delhi can be added Ravi saidThe MLA said that he has come across several deserving meritorious students being bereft of the benefits of this act due to the definition of Delhi candidate and hence decided to take up the matterAssembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel has referred the matter to the Education Committee of the Delhi Vidhan Sabha PTI SLB NSD NSD
New Delhi Mar 24 PTI AAP MLA Vishesh Ravi on Thursday called for amending the Delhi Professional Colleges or Institutions Act 2007 to change the definition of Delhi candidate and pave the way for them to get the benefit of quota under the lawThe act provides for prohibition of capitation fee regulation of admission fixation of non-exploitative fee allotment of seats to SC ST and other socially and economically backward classes and other measures to ensure equity and excellence in professional education in DelhiThe Karol Bagh legislator said as of now the Act defines a Delhi candidate as one who has appeared or passed the qualifying examination from a recognized school or institution situated in DelhiI have proposed the definition be changed to one who has appeared or passed the qualifying examination from a recognized school or institution situated in Delhi or is a resident of Delhi he said This amendment will greatly benefit the SC-ST candidates as well as it will pave the way for them to get their constitutionally guaranteed reservation as per governmental norms the MLA saidHe claimed that under the current law Delhi candidates battle it out for seats and opportunities in the 15 per cent of seats available for non-Delhi candidates both of reserved and unreserved categoriesTo prove Delhi residentship birth certificate caste certificate domicile certificate issued by the Delhi Government or any approved five-year proof to prove the residentship of Delhi can be added Ravi saidThe MLA said that he has come across several deserving meritorious students being bereft of the benefits of this act due to the definition of Delhi candidate and hence decided to take up the matterAssembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel has referred the matter to the Education Committee of the Delhi Vidhan Sabha PTI SLB NSD NSD
