TN submits proposals to start 6 new govt med colleges
Times News Network | Sep 25, 2019, 04.00 AM IST
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government has submitted proposals for starting six new government medical colleges in the districts of Ramanathapuram, Virudhunagar, Nilgiris, Dindigul, Tirupur and Namakkal. The proposals were submitted to Union health minister Harsh Vardhan by his state counterpart C Vijaya Baskar in New Delhi on Tuesday.
In August, the cabinet committee on economic affairs had approved setting up of 75 government medical colleges by 2021-22. “These medical colleges are proposed in unserved areas. We have given a list of six districts in Tamil Nadu where there are no government medical colleges,” Vijaya Baskar said.
Now, the state has 23 government medical colleges, including four in Chennai. The state had made a policy decision to increase the number of medical colleges or add seats to existing colleges every year. Proposals for new medical colleges are pending in Perambalur and pressure has been building for new colleges in Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram. “All new colleges now have 150 seats. We are also trying to increase the number of MBBS seats to 250 in all existing medical colleges,” he said
Times News Network | Sep 25, 2019, 04.00 AM IST
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government has submitted proposals for starting six new government medical colleges in the districts of Ramanathapuram, Virudhunagar, Nilgiris, Dindigul, Tirupur and Namakkal. The proposals were submitted to Union health minister Harsh Vardhan by his state counterpart C Vijaya Baskar in New Delhi on Tuesday.
In August, the cabinet committee on economic affairs had approved setting up of 75 government medical colleges by 2021-22. “These medical colleges are proposed in unserved areas. We have given a list of six districts in Tamil Nadu where there are no government medical colleges,” Vijaya Baskar said.
Now, the state has 23 government medical colleges, including four in Chennai. The state had made a policy decision to increase the number of medical colleges or add seats to existing colleges every year. Proposals for new medical colleges are pending in Perambalur and pressure has been building for new colleges in Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram. “All new colleges now have 150 seats. We are also trying to increase the number of MBBS seats to 250 in all existing medical colleges,” he said
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