Hoshiarpur/Patiala, April 8 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday announced a new medical college in Hoshiarpur to be completed in two years.

Addressing a gathering after rolling out development projects worth Rs.516 crore in Hoshiarpur's Sham Chaurasi assembly segment, Mann said that the Shaheed Udham Singh State Institute of Medical Sciences will be completed within two years.

"The college will train 100 MBBS doctors annually and will have a 300-bed hospital equipped with advanced facilities including OPD, MRI, CT scan and specialised departments," Mann said. He also announced seven additional health and wellness centres in the constituency to expand last-mile healthcare access.

At present, Punjab has only four state-run medical...