Shimla, Oct. 25 -- Union minister JP Nadda on Saturday announced a major boost to medical education in Himachal Pradesh, stating that the Central government has approved a proposal for 320 additional postgraduate (PG) medical seats across six government medical colleges in the state.
The Centre will provide approximately Rs 415 crore as a grant for this significant initiative.
In a statement, Nadda said the Ministry of Health has undertaken several transformative initiatives in medical education and healthcare over the past 12 years. As part of these efforts, the Central government approved a Rs 15,000 crore scheme to add 10,000 new medical seats across the country over five years.
Himachal Pradesh would benefit significantly from this initiative, with the central government approving all 320 proposed PG medical seats.
Providing the college-wise distribution, Nadda said that 91 seats have been approved for IGMC Shimla, 57 for Government Medical College Hamirpur, 55 for Nerchowk Medical College in Mandi, 57 for Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College Tanda, 32 for Government Medical College Nahan, and 28 for Government Medical College Chamba.
He said that the Himachal Pradesh government submitted its proposal on June 23. Subsequently, during the convocation ceremony at AIIMS Bilaspur on October 6, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu discussed the matter with him. The Central government has now approved all 320 proposed seats.
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