27 new medical colleges attached with referral hospitals approved in UP under CSS scheme, says Minister
Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar, MoS, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said in the Rajya Sabha that under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana, two AIIMS have been established in the state of Uttar Pradesh, one at Raebareli and the other at Gorakhpur. Read here to know the details.
While replying to a question, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar, MoS, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, apprised the Rajya Sabha that under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS), establishment of 27 new Medical Colleges attached to existing district/referral hospitals have been approved for Uttar Pradesh till date on cost sharing in the ratio of 60:40 between the Centre and State.
To date financial support has been provided to the State of Uttar Pradesh for an increase of 432 MBBS seats in 07 Medical Colleges at a total approved cost of Rs. 518.39 Crore and 556 PG seats in 12 Medical Colleges at a total approved cost of Rs. 375.92 Crore under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) on cost sharing in the ratio of 60:40 between the Centre and State, added the minister.
She also said that under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY), two All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have been established in the State of Uttar Pradesh, one at Raebareli and the other at Gorakhpur. Both the Institutes are functional. To date, 22 AIIMS have been approved by the Cabinet under the PMSSY scheme, added the health minister.
Under another component of the PMSSY, upgradation of 11 Government Medical Colleges by way of construction of Super Specialty Block (SSB) have been taken up in Uttar Pradesh.
These include (1) SGPGIMS, Lucknow (2) Trauma Centre in IMS, BHU, Varanasi (3) Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (4) Govt. Medical College, Jhansi (5) BRD Medical College, Gorakhpur (6) MLN Medical College, Allahabad (7) LLRM Medical College, Meerut (8) Government Medical College, Agra (9) Government
Medical College, Kanpur (10) SSB at Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS), BHU, Varanasi (11) RIO, IMS, BHU, Varanasi, she added further.
Read more:
Follow Shiksha.com for latest education news in detail on Exam Results, Dates, Admit Cards, & Schedules, Colleges & Universities news related to Admissions & Courses, Board exams, Scholarships, Careers, Education Events, New education policies & Regulations.
To get in touch with Shiksha news team, please write to us at news@shiksha.com
Pallavi is a versatile writer with around eight years of experience in digital content. She has written content for both Indian and International publications and has a solid background in journalism and communicati... Read Full Bio