Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has made a big announcement for Kovid Warriors fighting the Corona virus in the front line in the country. He has said that five seats will be reserved for the children of Corona Warriors in the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery i.e. MBBS. According to the government news service Prasar Bharati, the Health Minister also told who will come under the ambit of Kovid Warriors.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has announced that 5 seats in MBBS seats in Medical College will be reserved for the children of Kovid Warrior. The Union Minister said that Kovid Warriors are ‘ASHA workers working on the ground and nurses or doctors working in the hospital. 5 seats have been reserved for their children in the national quota. He will be nominated on the basis of merit.
The Health Ministry has approved the new category for the selection and nomination of ‘Ward of Covid Warriors’ candidates for 2020-21 under the Central Pool MBBS / BDS seats. Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan said that it is our commitment to all those COVID warriors who served the country selflessly.
It was informed that five central pool MBBS seats have been reserved for this category for the academic year 2020-21. The Union Minister made this announcement during a program of FICCI Ladies Organization.