A total of 58 colleges will be set in states with central assistance, thus creating 5,800 MBBS seats to add to the current 50,000 MBBS seats available. The Cabinet committee on Economic Affairs accepted and cleared the proposal of the Ministry of Health and Family welfare for setting up the new medical colleges attached with existing district and referral hospitals.
This decision has been taken to deal with the issue of shortage of doctors, aiming at increasing the number of doctors and also elevating the doctor-patient ratio by increasing the number of MBBS seats available across the country. The distance between the district or referral hospital and the new medical colleges will be within 10Kms.
Finance Minister P.Chidambaram said that the central assistance share will consist of Rs.8, 457.40 crores while that of State will be Rs.2, 513.70 crores. The funding pattern of states will be 75:25 under the scheme, whereas it will be 90:10 by central and state governments respectively for north-eastern states and special category states. The establishment cost of 1 medical college is estimated to be around Rs.189 crore.
Currently, there are 381 medical colleges across the nation with 49,918 MBBS seats registered with the apex medical regulator: The Medical Council of India.
This decision has been taken to deal with the issue of shortage of doctors, aiming at increasing the number of doctors and also elevating the doctor-patient ratio by increasing the number of MBBS seats available across the country. The distance between the district or referral hospital and the new medical colleges will be within 10Kms.
Finance Minister P.Chidambaram said that the central assistance share will consist of Rs.8, 457.40 crores while that of State will be Rs.2, 513.70 crores. The funding pattern of states will be 75:25 under the scheme, whereas it will be 90:10 by central and state governments respectively for north-eastern states and special category states. The establishment cost of 1 medical college is estimated to be around Rs.189 crore.
Currently, there are 381 medical colleges across the nation with 49,918 MBBS seats registered with the apex medical regulator: The Medical Council of India.
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