The DMK on Tuesday promised to do away with the National Eligibility-Cum-Entrance Test for medical admissions and ushering in quota in the private sector in its manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections.

“The NEET for medical admissions will be scrapped,” DMK chief M.K. Stalin said while unveiling the salient features of his party's manifesto.

Opposition to NEET in Tamil Nadu from major political parties and students had taken emotive overtones in the past.

Stalin said steps would be taken for implementing reservation in the private sector.

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam assured steps to waiver all educational loans taken by students.

Against the background of agitations by state government employees seeking reversal of the newly-introduced pension/contributory scheme, the DMK chief said: “We will bring back the old pension scheme for both the central and state government employees.”

He said the party would revert to the administered-price mechanism to regulate the prices of petrol, diesel and liquefied petroleum gas.

Another feature of the manifesto is doing away with the direct cash transfer of subsidy for the LPG and bringing down the prices of cylinders.

The DMK is contesting 20 seats in the state, allotting the remaining 19 to its allies. The state goes to polls in a single phase on April 18.