Foundation stone of Shaheed Bhagat Singh GMC laid, 50 MBBS seats to be added in Punjab
Doaba: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann recently laid the foundation stone of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Government Medical College. The medical college, being built at a cost of Rs 300 crore, will offer 50 MBBS seats to students seeking MBBS admission in the state of Punjab.
According to an official statement as per PTI report, Punjab’s Doaba region will get its third medical college within 36 months as CM Mann laid the foundation stone of the medical college.
Mann had earlier laid the foundation stones of medical colleges in Hoshiarpur and Kapurthala.
The SBS Government Medical College will be attached to the District Civil Hospital, the statement said.
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The District Civil Hospital in SBS Nagar currently lacks specialized medical facilities. With the establishment of the medical college, specialist and super-specialist doctors will be available round-the-clock, it said.
CM Mann also addressed a gathering during a state level function in Khatkar Kalan here to mark martyrdom of the three legendary martyrs Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru.
He paid homage to the revolutionary freedom fighters and said that the state government is making concerted efforts to perpetuate the legacy of these legendary martyrs for coming generations.
The Punjab government has decided to construct SBS Government Medical College at a cost of Rs 300 crore as a tribute to these martyrs, the CM said.
CM Mann said that 881 ‘Aam Aadmi Clinics’ have been opened across the state where more than three crore patients have got free treatment.
