Punjab to set up four new medical colleges; Check details here

According to the minister, Punjab will not face ant shortage of doctors as soon 500 doctors will pass out every year from the medical colleges.

The Punjab government is mulling to set up four new government medical colleges at a cost of Rs 1,500 crore in the state. Talking about the establishment of these four medical colleges, Medical Education and Research Minister O P Soni said that these colleges will come up at Mohali, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala and Malerkotla. Mr Soni talked about the introduction of these colleges after laying the foundation stone of the boundary wall of Dr B R Ambedkar State Institute of Medical Sciences. According to the minister, Punjab will not face ant shortage of doctors as soon 500 doctors will pass out every year from the medical colleges. Presently, there are about 1,400

MBBS seats in medical colleges of Punjab, which will go up by 500 with the opening of the colleges, Mr Soni said.

Mr Soni further stated that the land has been made available for all colleges but Dr B R Ambedkar State Institute of Medical Sciences in Mohali is expected to operationalise first since there is an existing 300-bed hospital which just needs to be augmented to attach it to the medical college. The system has already recruited about 80 per cent of the faculty for the medical college at Mohali and the process is on for the hiring of paramedics and other supporting staff. According to the reports, the medical colleges will have an academic block, four lecture theatres, labs, hostels, faculty residences, a library, an auditorium and a community centre.

As per available estimates, about Rs 325 crore will be spent on infrastructure while Rs 50 crore would be spent on high-tech equipment at the Mohali medical college, Mr Soni said. Meanwhile, consultants have been approved for Hoshiarpur and Kapurthala medical colleges and building designs are being reviewed, Mr O P Soni said.

Once the building designs are finalised, tenders will be floated for these as well, Mr Soni added.

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