New medical colleges will be set up in 58 districts,
resulting in an increase of 5,800 MBBS seats in the country, the Parliament was
informed today.
These medical colleges are being established under a
centrally sponsored scheme for 'Establishment of Medical Colleges attached with
existing District/Referral hospitals', Health and Family Welfare Minister J P
Nadda said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.
"In the first phase, total 58 districts have been
identified. This initiative would result in increase of 5,800 MBBS seats in the
country," he added. Criteria for identification of districts under the
scheme, he said, are district hospitals/referral hospital with bed strength of
200 or more, districts where there is no medical college and preference to
under-served areas.
In reply to a separate question in Rajya Sabha, Nadda said
the Government Medical College at Jaipur will be upgraded.
"Government Medical Colle
ge, Jaipur has been identified
for upgradation under phase-IV of Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha
Yojana," he said.
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