New Delhi

Delhi government will set up 97 'cooling zones' and offer lemonade and other facilities to the parents of the NEET examinees outside the examination centres across the city.

The city government has already announced free travel in DTC buses on the exam day, June 21, for NEET aspirants.

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said that the cooling zones set up outside the exam centres will offer comfort to the NEET aspirants' parents who accompany them and wait outside till the test is over.

The cooling zones will have comfortable seating and provide ORS drinks, drinking water and lemonade to the parents while they rest and wait there. First aid and tea will also be available at the centres, said a Delhi CMO statement.

The chief minister noted that a total of 97 NEET examination centres have been set up in Delhi, including 69 in government schools and 28 in Kendriya Vidyalayas.

The Delhi government is already running 85 cooling zones where coolers, drinking water and other facilities are provided to people seeking shelter from summer heat.

"The anxiety, heat, discomfort and inconvenience faced by parents often go unnoticed. Understanding this human aspect, the Delhi government has decided to ensure that parents do not face inconvenience on the day of the examination," Gupta said.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) on May 12 cancelled the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate), or NEET, held on May 3 for medical admissions amid allegations of paper leak.

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The paper leak allegations are under investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).