The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister gave its approval for setting up 24 new medical colleges in underserved areas
The move is to increase the under and post graduate medical seats by 18,058 and adding 248 nursing and midwifery schools.
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According to a release issued by the Health Ministry, “The government is looking at continuation of the ongoing scheme to establish 58 new medical colleges attached with existing district/ referral hospitals already approved under Phasel by 201920. Selection and establishment of 24 new medical colleges will be under Phase lI by 2021-22.’’
The locations of the proposed 24 new medical colleges in Phase ll will be selected within the identified underserved areas in challenge mode.
An amount of Rs5,587.68 crore is proposed for the ongoing scheme under Central share during PhaseI.
Phase II entails an amount of Rs3,675 crore to be spent till 2021-22 as Central share out of which an amount of Rs2,600 crore is proposed to be spent till 2019-2020.
It has been planned to ensure at least one medical college for every three to five Parliamentary Constituencies and at least one Government medical college in a State.
The Cabinet has also given the green signal for setting up 112 Auxiliary Nursing and Midwifery (ANM) Schools and 136 General Nursing Midwifery (GNM) Schools by 201920 in underserved districts.