Centre approves medical colleges in Maharashtra and Goa with 50 MBBS seats

The union ministry of health and family welfare has approved two new medical colleges in Pune and Goa. The medical colleges will function with 50 MBBS seats from the academic year 2027-28 onwards.

Maharashtra’s chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant made the announcement through social media platform X (formerly Twitter).

Maharashtra CM posted on his X account and said: “The Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has approved a new medical college with 50 MBBS seats for ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Pune; from the academic year 2027-28 onwards. This will accelerate getting ‘dream come true’ for many MBBS aspirants and Maharashtra will get more doctors.”

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