PM to virtually inaugurate five medical colleges in Rajasthan, lay foundation stone for seven

Jaipur: Rajasthan will witness a major expansion in health infrastructure as Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate five new medical colleges and lay the foundation stone for seven medical colleges in Sikar.

The medical colleges include Chittorgarh, Dholpur, Sirohi, Sikar and Sri Ganganagar and the seven medical colleges to get the foundation stone are Baran, Bundi, Karauli, Jhunjhunu, Sawai Madhopur, Jaisalmer and Tonk. Both the occasion will take place virtually on July 27.

All preparations are being made by officials of the medical education department and administrators of medical colleges. A video-conferencing event will be organised by the officials in Sikar.

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The medical colleges are being established under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme for “Establishment of new medical colleges attached with existing district/ referral hospitals”. 

The five medical colleges inaugurated by the Prime Minister have been developed at a cumulative cost of more than Rs 1400 crore, while the seven medical colleges whose foundation stone will be laid will be built at a cumulative cost of Rs 2275 crore.

Among the five medical colleges pending to be inaugurated tomorrow, four in Sriganganagar, Chittorgarh, Sirohi and Dholpur have already commenced their academic session for the academic year 2022-2023.

“The inauguration of the five medical colleges was scheduled earlier which was to be done by the Prime Minister but it was postponed due to certain reasons,” Dr Lalit Kumar Raiger, principal and controller, of Government Medical College, Sirohi told TOI.

Until 2014, there were only 10 medical colleges in the State of Rajasthan. Through dedicated efforts of the Central Government, the number of medical colleges in the State has grown to 35, which is a 250% increase. The establishment of these 12 new medical colleges would increase the number of MBBS seats in the State to 6275 seats from 1750 seats in 2013-14, which would be a 258% increase.

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