Centre urges private charitable hospitals to set up medical colleges

We have urged widely topmost hospitals to start medical colleges for medical education of Indian students so that they do not go abroad for medical studies, said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. He held a meeting with nearly 62 well-known charity private hospitals which have not started medical education and asked them to start undergraduate and postgraduate medical courses.

Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya has recently held a meeting with around 62 well-known charity private hospitals which have not started medical education and urged the top private charitable hospitals across the country to set up medical colleges and start quality and affordable medical education. He asked them to start undergraduate and postgraduate medical courses.

“We have urged these widely topmost hospitals to start medical colleges for medical education of Indian students so that they do not go abroad for medical studies,” Mandaviya said on Monday, as reported by The Print.

The hospitals that attended the meeting are - Apollo hospitals, Amrita Hospitals, Anandamayi, Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai, Jaslok hospital in Mumbai, and Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital hospitals.

“Some of the norms to enable also relaxed of these charity hospitals to start medical colleges for medical education,” he further said.

The attendees also discussed the documentation and criterion of the government related to land, beds etc. The health minister undertook one round of meetings with hospitals and it is expected that 12- 13 hospitals may start medical education this year.

After the Covid-19 pandemic, the Centre is on a spree to open more medical colleges in the country to strengthen the health infrastructure and also to prevent medical aspirants to go abroad to pursue a medical course.

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