Prioritizing healthcare infrastructure, Cabinet approves 75 new medical colleges

News Bharati    28-Aug-2019
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New Delhi, Aug. 28: Universal healthcare services are only possible when the healthcare infrastructure is strong and inclusive. Taking the creation of healthcare infrastructure on agenda, CCEA approved the establishment of an additional 75 medical colleges by 2021-22.
 
 
 
 
This establishment of medical colleges will be attached to existing districts/ referral hospitals under phase 3 of the ongoing scheme.
 
 
 
 
This establishment would lead to an increase in the availability of district hospitals and promote affordable medical education in the country.
 
These colleges are to set up in under-served areas having no medical colleges with at least 200 bedded district hospital. The preference would be given to Aspirational Districts and Districts having a hospital with 300 beds.
 
This scheme of establishment of new medical colleges (58+24+75) would lead addition of at least 15,700 MBBS seats in the country.
 
Earlier under this scheme, in phase 1, 58 new medical colleges and in phase 2, 24 medical colleges approved by the government. From which, 39 from phase 1 are already started working.