Centre approves 10 new medical colleges for state
HEALTH CARE Colleges with 300 seats each will be functional within 3 years, officials say
JAIPUR: The Centre has approved 10 new medical colleges with 300 seats each for the state, which will be functional within three years, officials said.
The colleges will come up in Alwar, Jaisalmer, Banswara, Nagaur, Chittorgarh, Bundi, Sirohi, Karauli, Baran and Sriganganagar. The number of government medical colleges in the state now stands at 24.
“The setting up of new medical colleges will help overcome the shortage of human resources and improve the quality of health care available in the state,” said Rohit Kumar Singh, additional chief secretary, health department.
Former chief minister Vasundhara Raje thanked the central government for approving the medical colleges.
In a tweet, she said, “Many thanks to respected prime minister Narendra Modi and union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan for sanctioning 10 new medical colleges in Rajasthan and Rs 325 crore for the colleges.”
Singh said the Centre would g i ve 6 0 % o f t he money f o r construction of the new colleges. “The Centre will give Rs 2100 crore while the state’s contribution would be Rs 1000
The setting up of new medical colleges will help overcome the shortage of human resources and improve the quality of health care available in the state.
crore,” he said.
Singh said initially the state had decided to send a proposal for only five medical colleges but later revised it and sent proposals for ten.
“This is the first time that the centre has approved 10 medical colleges in one go,” the additional chief secretary said.
The Medical Council of India (MCI) had given approval to five medical colleges in Pali, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Churu and Dungarpur in 2018 after inspection. I n May 2 0 1 9 , t he MCI gave approval to the medical college
ROHIT KUMAR SINGH, additional chief secretary, health department
in Barmer, taking the total number of government medical colleges in the state to 14.
Meanwhile, Dausa MP Jaskaur Meena has accused the state government of stalling the setting up of a medical college in Dausa.
Speaking to reporters at a
blood donation camp in Dausa on Saturday, Meena said the government had not sent a proposal for the Dausa medical college.
She said she would meet state health minister Raghu Sharma in this regard and apprise him of the need for a medical college in Dausa.