The Indian Ex-Services league, Odisha Branch on Friday again urged Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to ensure three-per cent reservation for the wards of ex-Servicemen in admission at the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) before July 20.Branch general secretary Bidyadhar Nayak had written a letter to the Chief Minister last month urging him to consider their plea.
“Very regret to inform that till date OUAT has never considered extension of reservation facility for the wards of ex-Servicemen into various undergraduate courses whereas the same institute is illegally extending reservation to son and daughter of OUAT employees, NRIs, ICAR, VCI and for Agro Polytechnic pass out students “over and above” the intake capacity,” said Nayak in the letter.