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Govt defends special MBBS scholarship decision for Gen Z Shah

The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has said that granting an opportunity for free medical education (MBBS) to Ekata Shah, an injured person of the Gen Z movement, is not beyond the law. Earlier, the allocation of an MBBS seat for Shah had stirred controversy, with claims that it was beyond both the merit and legal criteria set by the Medical Education Commission.
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