Jharkhand to have 25-30 medical colleges in 5 years: CM Soren
Seraikela: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren recently mentioned that the state government aims to increase the number of medical colleges in Jharkhand to 25 to 30 over the next five years.
He spoke on how the government is focused on building an ecosystem that ensures quality medical education alongside modern healthcare services. While acknowledging challenges, Soren reaffirmed the government’s commitment to strengthening healthcare infrastructure and lauded the establishment of a medical college in a smaller district like Seraikela-Kharswan.
According to a recent PTI report, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said his government was working to increase the number of medical colleges in the state to 25-30.
Addressing a function to mark the commencement of classes of the first MBBS batch of a private medical college in Adityapur in Seraikela-Kharswan district on Friday, Soren said the government was making efforts to establish an ecosystem that would not only provide quality education but also modern healthcare services.
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"We are marching forward to increase the number of medical colleges to 25-30 in the next five years," he said.
The state at present has around 12 medical colleges, including private ones. Soren said there are various challenges in achieving the objective, but he finds pleasure in working amidst challenges.
"We are working at all levels with the commitment to strengthen the healthcare infrastructure," he said.
Soren said it was commendable that a medical college was set up in a small district like Seraikela-Kharswan.
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that the Health Department had approved an increase in the MBBS intake at Shaheed Nirmal Mahto Memorial Medical College and Hospital, Dhanbad, from 100 to 250 seats.
To support the additional 150 MBBS seats, the college will undergo extensive infrastructural upgrades, including expansion of academic blocks, enhancement of clinical facilities, and construction of new hostels as per National Medical Commission (NMC) norms. A new 450-bed hospital has also been planned to ensure adequate clinical exposure for the enlarged student cohort.
