Health Minister to lay foundation stone of 2 medical colleges in MP
Bhopal: Union Health Minister JP Nadda would lay the foundation stone of two medical colleges in Dhar and Betul districts today.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday made the announcement in this regard.
He said that Union Minister announced during the pre-cabinet address to ministers at the secretariat in Bhopal. Union Minister Nadda reached Indore on Monday evening and CM Yadav welcomed him on the occasion.
"Four medical colleges will be established in the state under the PPP model. The foundation stone-laying ceremonies for medical colleges in Dhar and Betul districts will be held on December 23. Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare JP Nadda will perform Bhoomi Poojan for these two medical colleges on Tuesday," the CM said, quotes ANI
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He further informed that Nadda would first lay the foundation stone and inaugurate other development works in Dhar in the forenoon and thereafter proceed to Betul, where he would lay the foundation stone and inaugurate medical college-related and other development works in the afternoon.
The Chief Minister further informed that Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah would visit the state on December 25 and would participate in the event to be held in Gwalior and Rewa on the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
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The state of MP is likely to have 50 medical colleges in the next two years. The announcement to this effect was made by the state CM Mohan Yadav in November who said that the number of medical colleges in Madhya Pradesh will increase up to 50 in the next couple of years. Yadav informed that his government has floated a tender for 12 new medical colleges, that would be established under the Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) model.
Highlighting the achievement of his government, Yadav said until 2003-04, there were five government-run medical colleges, which increased to 17 during the past 20 years of BJP government.
