Govt plans to add 75,000 UG, PG medical seats by 2029: JP Nadda

The Union Health Minister JP Nadda has announced that India plans to add 75,000 MBBS, and MD, MS medical seats by 2029, the New Indian Express reported. The addition of undergraduate and postgraduate medical seats aims to increase opportunities for students pursuing medical education and strengthen the country’s healthcare workforce, the report said.

The health minister further said that 45,000 medical seats had been added over the previous two years, and he also highlighted that growth in medical colleges, along with the government’s funding plans for pg medical education , the report read.

Moreover, Nadda also stated in the report that there are a total of 863 medical colleges in India, and 23 AIIMS institutions.

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Govt allocates Rs 15,000 cr for new PG seats: Health minister

There are a total of 1.42 lakh undergraduate medical seats and 86,000 postgraduate medical seats in the country, the minister said in the report.

He further said that the government has allocated Rs 15,000 crore to create 10,000 postgraduate medical seats , with an allocation of Rs 1.5 crore per seat, the report added.

The planned increase in medical seats could create more opportunities for students seeking admission to MBBS and PG medical courses, but the target does not guarantee that every student will secure admission, and the actual number of available seats will depend on implementation and approvals, the report read.

The expansion is a part of a wider effort to strengthen medical education and healthcare infrastructure in India, the report said.

Recently, the Centre approved 320 PG medical seats across six government medical colleges in Himachal Pradesh, with the Government of India providing financial assistance of around Rs 415 crore, PTI reported.