Maharashtra Govt Approves 2 New Medical Colleges with 100 MBBS Seats Each

Mumbai: Bringing good news to the medical aspirants in Maharashtra, the State Government has approved two new medical colleges with an intake capacity of 100 MBBS seats each in Hingoli and Jalna in separate govt resolutions (GRs).

According to TOI report, although the State has given its approval, these medical colleges are still awaiting approval from the National Medical Commission (NMC). However, the students and parents are hoping for these medical institutes to be functional from the academic year 2024-2025.

Issuing GRs this week, the State informed that since the construction of the college buildings will take time, the Government will lease a ready-to-use private building, which is under construction.

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As per the latest media report by the Times of India, the State Budget was tabled on Friday. Except for a government Unani College in Raigad's Mhasla taluka and a new Government Ayurveda College in Buldhana district, all the new medical colleges were already announced in the interim budget in February. These two new medical colleges were announced on Friday. 

The Daily has reported that Unani College will have an intake capacity of 100 students. Meanwhile, in this year's budget, there was an increase in the allocation to the medical education department from the interim budget. The amount of allocation has increased by Rs 97 crore for the new posts created at these new colleges including Jalna, Bhandara, Gadchiroli, and Hingoli. This amount will be set aside for salaries and other expenses.

Taking note of the ratio of 84 doctors per lakh population, the budget highlighted the necessity to increase the ratio to more than 100 by the end of 2035. To achieve this goal, the budget stated that increasing the capacity in medical colleges is necessary. 

In the interim budget the medical colleges in Hingoli and Jalna were also announced along with other districts such as Dharashiv, Nashik, Sindhudurg, and Palghar. Most of these districts will soon have medical colleges with an intake capacity of 100 students and 430-bed hospitals.

Earlier this year, the former Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya provided the State/UT-wise details of MBBS seats across the country. As per the data provided by the Health Ministry, Maharashtra has 68 medical colleges with 10845 MBBS and 6074 PG medical seats.

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