Published: 11th January 2022
PM Modi to virtually inaugurate 11 medical colleges in Tamil Nadu on January 12
MBBS seats have been increased by 79.60 per cent and the number of PG seats increased by 80.70 per cent in the last seven years
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Narendra Modi, Prime Minister (Picture: ANI)
In order to strengthen health infrastructure in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate 11 medical colleges in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, January 12, via video conferencing.
According to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), MBBS seats have been increased by 79.60 per cent (from 51,348 seats to 92,222 seats) and the number of PG seats increased by 80.70 per cent (from 31,185 seats to 56,374 seats) in the last seven years.
The total medical seats before 2014 were around 82,500. And in the last seven years, a jump of around 80 per cent or 66,000 seats has taken place. The total number of medical colleges (both government and private) has increased from 387 to 596, a jump of around 54 per cent.
