India, July 25 -- Private medical colleges are demanding an increase in the number of seats in undergraduate admissions, a day after the state introduced reservations for economically weaker sections (EWS) in the open category.

The Association of Private Medical Colleges said it will approach the state government, urging it to request the National Medical Commission (NMC) to allow an increase in the intake capacity.

"We are not against EWS reservation," said Kamal Kishore Kadam, chancellor and trustee of the Mahatma Gandhi Mission Medical College, and a senior member of the association. "But if the government is implementing the quota, then as per the Supreme Court's 2019 ruling, it must also increase the total intake by 25%."

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