4 new medical colleges in Punjab to increase MBBS seats by more than double: OP Soni
On Tuesday, Punjab Medical Education and Research Minister O P Soni said that the Punjab government has already approved the first instalment of financial grants for four new medical colleges in the state.
The four new medical colleges will increase the MBBS seats in Punjab from the existing 700 to 1500.
These medical colleges will be opened at Mohali, Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur and Pathankot.
The medical college at Kapurthala would cost Rs 325 crore and will comprise 300-bed, education college, hostel, multi-storey parking, and residential complex. This college would be dedicated to the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev ji.
The faculty and professors recruitment in the medical college is approved by the Central Medical Commission.
The minister has confirmed that the Punjab government released Rs 40 crore each for the medical colleges of Kapurthala and Hoshiarpur during the budget 2021-22 and a detailed project report has been submitted to the central government in this regard.
O P Soni said that these kinds of nursing colleges will help in developing medical education in rural areas.
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