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New Delhi: In a recent meeting with the PTI, the Union Minister of MoS for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Bhratai Pravin Pawar discussed some of the Government’s upcoming projects regarding the medical infrastructure of the country. From talking about the Centre’s plan of setting up of a new batch of medical colleges to the possible obstacles- Dr. Pawar touched upon all these issues.
The centre has decided to set up approximately 157 medical colleges to further strengthen the health structure in the country. As per Dr. Pawar, the Government is to prioritise the backward states over the others.
“We are establishing 157 new medical colleges…The government will also increase the number of AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) to 22 from six. These are time-bound projects.”
In addition to the establishment of the medical colleges, aspiring medical students will also be provided with the opportunity to pursue a good career in Medical Science without having to relocate to some other state.
Problematically, the scarcity of sufficient land area in some states has become one of the major hindrances in the path of making this agenda successful. In an interview with the PTI on December 31, 2021 in Aurangabad, Pawar informed:
“But in many states, these projects are facing issues. Work stops for a period of one-two years in some states due to land related issues. But this is not the case in Maharashtra.”
The Minister further reassured that the centre was to look for several ways to overcome this problem.
In July, 2020 Pawar had informed the Parliament that there were 558 medical colleges in India with 83,275 MBBS and 42,720 PG seats. In 2021, the Centre approved 38 medical colleges where Tamil Nadu received 11 medical colleges and Uttar Pradesh received 9 of those colleges. Here are some of the top medical colleges in India. According to her, the Union Government was sanctioning sufficient facilities with enough funds to develop, strengthen and nurture the health infrastructure in India.
Referring to the recent COVID situation, Dr. Pawar has also stated that:
“The Central government has issued a fund of around Rs 23,000 crore under the second phase of the COVID emergency relief plan and Maharashtra has also got a good share of it to tackle the probable third wave…’
The focus was to enhance the ability to produce oxygen as the second wave of the pandemic witnessed a severe need for this. Likewise, the Centre will tackle the obstacles related to the medical colleges with foolproof plans and set up the new medical colleges in 3 specific phases.
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