Indian government grants 265 DNB postgraduate medical seats to JK govt hospitals

NEW DELHI: The government of India has granted 265 Diplomate of National Board (DNB) postgraduate (PG) medical seats to 20 government hospitals across 20 districts in Jammu and Kashmir with active contribution of National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS).

This move was in line with prime minister Narendra Modi's vision of 'health for all' that aims at improvement of healthcare delivery across the country. Indian government shifts to mission mode and is actively trying to provide trained specialists in almost every district of JK.

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As a consequence, over 250 PG medical seats exists across 20 districts in phase 1 of the expansion plan. In addition to this, two more seats will be granted in the second phase. 50 percent of these PG seats are reserved for local in-service doctors to provide them the opportunity for postgraduate training.

This step will be providing the doctors of JK an opportunity of being trained in their own region. Tapping this homegrown medical workforce would lead to an effective healthcare delivery system in the union territory. The people of Jammu and Kashmir will be benefited as modern quality healthcare will become affordable and accessible in almost all the districts. This would further enhance the quality of primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare sector of the UT.

The government has also increased the number of examination centres for the convenience of the candidates so that they will not have to travel to other states to appear in the entrance examinations.