Centre approves 50 new medical colleges; not a single one for Kerala

NEW DELHI: The National Medical Council has given approval to start 50 new medical colleges in the country. However, there are no new colleges for Kerala. 8,195 more MBBS seats will be available through new medical colleges. With the addition of 50 new medical colleges, the total seats of MBBS will be increased to 1,07,658.

Of the new colleges, 30 are in the government sector and 20 are in the private sector. 14 colleges in the private sector will be started under various trusts. Out of 50 new medical colleges, 13 recognised are from Telangana, and five each from Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan. Whereas four colleges are recognised in Maharashtra. Three medical colleges recognised each are from Assam, Gujarat, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha and West Bengal received two medical college recognition while Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland along with Uttar Pradesh got one medical college each.