Only 8 PG medical seats approved against 39 applied last year by Gujarat Medical Colleges

Ahmedabad: While replying to a series of questions in the Gujarat Assembly, health minister Rushikesh Patel said that out of eight PG seats added in one last year, four were approved in Dharampur, Patan district, three seats in Himatnagar and one in Valsad.

He added that more seats would be added in the future by the Gujarat government since the process of inspection is underway.

In a reply to a question asked by Navsari MLA Rakesh Desai, the minister said last year 39 PG seats were sought for approval from the state government out of which only 8 medical seats have been added in different medical colleges.

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Currently, there are 87 MD and MS seats at the GMERS colleges in Ahmedabad, Sola, Vadodara, and Gandhinagar said the Minister.

The approval for pathology, microbiology, anaesthesiology, and orthopaedic surgery has been sought, added the minister. As per the data shared, GMERS college in Gotri, Sola and Gandhinagar have 87 MD and MS seats, 24 in Gotri, 45 in Sola and 18 in Gandhinagar, TOI reports.