Thread on report submitted by Retd Justice AK Rajan headed committee to Tamil Nadu govt on NEET:
Pre- NEET and Post-NEET admission data comparison and what it means:
1. Based on medium of education in Tamil Nadu 👇
2. Based on board of education, medium of instruction and type of management:
3. Based on geographical location (rural/ urban):
4. Based on First Generation Graduates and Non First Generation Graduates:
5. Based on annual income of parents :
6. Based on social groups:
7. Based on Repeaters vs First Timers:
"NEET seems to have clearly undermined the diverse societal representation in
MBBS and higher medical studies, favouring mainly the affordable and affluent segment of the
society while equally thwarting the dream of pursuing medical education by underprivileged
social groups."
Conclusion of the committee:
"If NEET continues for a few more years, the Health care system of Tamil Nadu will be very badly affected."
Recommendations made by the committee to TN govt:
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All schools functioning under various departments like Adi-Dravidar and Tribal Welfare, Backward Class, Most Backward Class & Denotified Communities, Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments and Forest will be brought under the School Education department.
Govt to establish world class skill centre named “Tamil Nadu World Innovation and Skill Training Hub” (TN-WISH) at Ambattur at a cost of Rs.120 crore.
A state-of-the-art Skill Development Centre to be established (cost of Rs.80 crore) in SIPCOT Industrial Park in Krishnagiri.
With the objective of reversing this trend of decline in number of TN students clearing the civil services exam, TNSDC to implement a scheme in co-ordination with Anna Staff Administrative College to help civil services aspirants to access better coaching facilities & materials.
Thread: Highlights of the state budget presented by TN finance minister @ptrmadurai:
Annual revenue deficit of around Rs 62,000 crore, which the govt inherited on assuming office, reduced to around Rs 30,000 crore in the Revised Estimates of the
current year.
To honour the legacy of Tamil martyrs Thiruvalargal Thalamuthu and Natarajan, who sacrificed their lives to protect Tamil in the struggle against Hindi imposition, a memorial will be established at Chennai.
To propagate the ideals of Annal Ambedkar, the father of the Indian Constitution and the architect of a progressive and egalitarian India, the Government will provide a grant of Rs.5 crore to translate his works into Tamil language.
Thread: Tamil Nadu finance minister P Thiagarajan presented the state budget for 2022-23.
Here are the important pointers from the budget:
- TN poised to see a significant reduction of the Fiscal Deficit, from 4.61% down to 3.80%.
This year, Tamil Nadu will see a reduction in the Revenue Deficit by over Rs.7,000 crore, reversing an alarming trend of increasing deficits every year since 2014, says FM P Thiagarajan.
- A special social media cell will be created within the police dept to prevent increasing crimes resulting out of fake news.
- Rs 10,285 crore allocated for police dept.
- Rs 10 crore allocated for improving weather forecast systems in the state.
All 4,57,645 petitions received under "Ungal Thokuthiyil Muthalamaichar" programme have
been acted upon. After due field verification, 2,29,216
grievances positively redressed.
Use of Tamil as the official language will be strengthened in
all depts.
Rs 5 crore will be allocated to carry out
archaeological excavations, which is the highest among all States in the country.
Govt will revamp the implementation of Old Age
Pensions scheme.
Measures will be taken to fill up remaining 14,317 vacancies in the police force.
Thread on White Paper released by Tamil Nadu finance minister P Thiagarajan:
- Revenue deficit of TN has been deteriorating for the last 8 years. Such a long term trend has affected the development investments.
Revenue deficit : 3.16 as % of GSDP for FY 2020-21.
Fiscal deficit of the state has been primarily increasing due to increase in govt borrowing.
Fiscal deficit is 4.43 as % of GSDP.
The public debt is Rs 2,63,976 per family in TN.
Public debt as % of GSDP is 26.69%, which is above the allowed limit of 25%.
Outstanding debt of GoTN has been metioned as Rs 4,85,503 crores until now. However, if we consider "other means" of financing the fiscal deficit the real debt is Rs 5,24,574 crores.