Modi announces 10,000 more MBBS seats

Coimbatore: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the Central government would increase the MBBS seats by 10,000 in the country and support the colleges with funds for infrastructure upgradation.
Inaugurating the newly constructed building of ESIC medical college and hospital here, he said, the Centre’s plans to expand ESIC facilities, indeed the establishment of this medical college itself, was part of a larger plan to upgrade the facilities for medical education and specialized tertiary care.
Pointing out that the Centre has approved a scheme for upgradation of existing State and Central Government medical colleges to increase the MBBS seats, Mr Modi said ”through this, we hope to increase 10,000 MBBS seats and support the colleges with funds for equipment and infrastructure.”
”So far 23 medical colleges have been approved to increase over 1,700 MBBS seats. I am happy to inform that four state government medical colleges in Tamil Nadu at Coimbatore, Kanniyakumari, Tirunelveli and Madurai have been approved for upgradation by adding 345 more MBBS seats”, he added.
Modi said with similar objective, the Centre was also promoting the establishment of AIIMS like institutions across the country.
”One such institution has also been approved for Tamil Nadu and with the active support of the State Government, I hope this institution will start admissions quickly”, he added. (UNI)