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Government boosts medical education: Surge in colleges and seats

Content Editor: Dr Sumana Mukhopadhyay

January 9, 2024 at 1:30:00 PM

Medical Education

Content Editor: Dr Sumana Mukhopadhyay

  • 157 Government medical colleges have been sanctioned in phases, with 108 currently operational as per the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS).

  • Notably, there has been an 82% surge in medical colleges (from 387 to 706) and a 112% increase in MBBS seats (from 51,348 to 1,08,848) since 2014.

  • Active Government initiatives include:

  1. CSS for setting up and upgrading medical colleges and referral hospitals.

  2. Constructing Super Specialty Blocks under the PMSSY scheme.

  3. Approval of 22 new AIIMS institutions.

  4. Norm relaxation for medical college setup.

  5. Recognition of DNB qualification for faculty.

  6. Age limit extension to 70 years for appointments signifies efforts to address shortages.

  • The CSS focus is on underserved areas, emphasizing a cooperative fund-sharing approach between the Centre and State Governments to build new medical colleges supporting the referral hospitals for wide community reach.

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