Preparations begin for opening Pune Medical College

According to a recent report by HT, the standing committee of the civic body has allocated a budget of ₹1.97 crore for furniture, and over ₹62 lakh for buying various books as part of the initial purchase.

"The PMC has got all the necessary permissions for starting a new medical college in the name of former Prime Minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee. As admissions start this year, the PMC is setting up the necessary furniture at Baburao Sanas school," the Chairman of the Standing Committee, Sri Hemant Rasane told the Hindustan Times.

In addition to this, he also said that staff recruitment for the medical college is in its final stage and the standing committee has approved ₹62.51 lakh for purchasing various books.

Earlier on October 16, the central government gave its clearance for the PMC-run Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College to begin from this academic year. The medical college will be located at and attached to the Kamala Nehru hospital and Naidu hospital in the city. This year, a total 100 students will get admission and constitute the first batch.

There have been prior hindrances in the establishment of this medical college as a central government team had previously visited the PMC and raised objections but the mayor and municipal commissioner Vikram Kumar subsequently met Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya in the capital to sort out various issues.

After B J Medical college, the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College will be the second government-run medical college in the city. The PMC has formed a trust to run the college and is hoping that trainees from the college will serve in PMC-run hospitals.