India, Sept. 24 -- The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the Phase-Ill of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) to strengthen and upgrade existing medical institutions in the country for increasing 5,000 postgraduate (PG) medical seats and 5,023 MBBS seats with an enhanced cost ceiling of Rs.1.50 crore per seat.

A Press Information Bureau (PIB) statement said the aim is to augment the undergraduate medical capacity, increase availability of specialist doctors by creating additional postgraduate seats, enable introduction of new specialties across government medical institutions, and strengthen the overall availability of doctors in the country.

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