54 % rise in medical college nos in 8 years: PM

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New Delhi, January 12

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the number of medical colleges in India had increased by 54 per cent from 387 in 2014 to 596 today.

He was inaugurating 11 new medical colleges and a new campus of Central Institute of Classical Tamil (CICT) in Tamil Nadu today through video conference.

Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M.K.Stalin was present on the occasion.

The PM said that with today’s inaugurations the health of the society was being furthered and at the same time people’s connection to their culture being bolstered further.

The colleges are being established in Virudhunagar, Namakkal, The Nilgiris, Tiruppur, Thiruvallur, Nagapattinam, Dindigul, Kallakurichi, Ariyalur, Ramanathapuram and Krishnagiri districts of Tamil Nadu.

The PM said medical undergraduate and post graduate seats had gone up in the past eight years.

In 2014, our country had around 82000 medical UG and PG seats. This number has gone up to around 1.48 lakh, an increase of about 80 pc, said the PM adding that the number of AIIMS had similarly increased from seven in 2014 to 22 today.

“The future will belong to societies that invest in healthcare. The Government has brought many reforms in the sector,” said PM Modi adding that a support of over Rs 3000 crore would be provided to Tamil Nadu over five years to help establish urban health and wellness centres, district public health labs and critical care blocks.