Tamil Nadu will surrender the unfilled super-speciality medical seats for the second round of the All India Quota (AIQ) counselling. Tamil Nadu reserves 50% of its DM/MCh super-speciality seats for in-service candidates. In its order, the apex court directed the State to revert the unfilled 151 super-speciality seats to the DGHS by tomorrow (July 29). With Tuesday’s verdict, if seats remain vacant after the second round of counselling, DGHS cannot reduce the percentile and fill the vacant seats on its own. Noting that Tamil Nadu aims to grow into a $1.5 trillion economy, Health Secretary Darez Ahamed said that the health sector has to contribute significantly.