The union government has informed the Supreme Court that it will revisit the ₹8 lakh income limit set for determining the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) reservation category in National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) admission for medical courses.
A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Surya Kant, and Vikram Nath was informed by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that a committee will be constituted to determine the criteria for EWS and it would take four weeks.
The Centre will constitute a committee with a deadline of four weeks to ascertain criteria for determining EWS category.
The NEET (PG) counselling stands postponed for 4 weeks till the committee decides on the criteria for determining EWS category, the Centre told the apex court.
The Supreme Court told Centre its EWS quota is very enabling and progressive kind of reservation and States must support Centre in its endeavour.
The Supreme Court was hearing a batch of pleas challenging the Centre and Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) July 29 notice providing 10% for EWS category in the NEET admissions.
Earlier in its affidavit, the Centre has justified its decision to set the limit of ₹8 lakh annual income fixed for determining the EWS category.
On October 21, the top court had asked the Centre whether it would like to revisit the limit of rupees eight lakh annual income, fixed for determining the EWS category.
The top court had clarified that it is not embarking into the policy domain but is only trying to ascertain whether constitutional principles have adhered or not.
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