LUCKNOW, June 29 -- While calling for adherence to National Medical Commission (NMC) guidelines, Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak on Sunday said the number of post-graduate (PG) medical seats should be increased in the state.

"Apart from fulfilling norms and regular faculty strength as per the NMC guidelines, interviews should be conducted to get good faculty for teaching at medical colleges," Pathak, who also holds the medical education portfolio, told officials.

Currently, the state has 1,871 PG seats in the government sector and 2,100 in the private sector.

Also, principals of the state-run medical colleges will take daily rounds of their campuses and upload pictures of the same, Pathak said.

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