Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court issued notice to the state government over a petition filed by in-service doctors seeking implementation of reservation for them in postgraduate (PG) courses from the 2021-22 academic year.
By a resolution passed on January 10, the state authorities decided to implement 10% reservation in PG degree courses for doctors working at government health facilities from the next academic year, 2022-23. The in-service doctors, who are posted at PHCs and CHCs, have been demanding that the quota for higher medical studies be made effective from the current academic year.