Yogi Adityanath Announces New MBBS Programs in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), July 31: In a significant achievement for the Yogi government, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has approved the launch of MBBS programs in seven new medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh for the 2024-25 academic session. This announcement was made by the Chief Minister’s Office.
Approval Details
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had discussions with Union Health Minister JP Nadda regarding the recognition of 13 new medical colleges in the state. Following these discussions, the NMC issued Letters of Permission for seven government medical colleges for the 2024-25 academic session. The remaining six medical colleges will appeal to the NMC again and are likely to receive their Letters of Permission soon.
Increased MBBS Seats
Approval has also been granted to increase the number of seats in various medical colleges across the state, including those operated under government, private, and PPP models. The Department of Medical Education has begun preparations for counseling to accommodate 10,500 MBBS seats for the current academic session.
Specific Colleges and Seat Increases
Director General of Medical Education Kinjal Singh stated, “For the academic session 2024-25, Letters of Permission have been issued for the autonomous state medical colleges in Bijnor, Bulandshahr, Kushinagar, Pilibhit, Sultanpur, Kanpur Dehat, and Lalitpur. Counseling will be conducted for 600 MBBS seats across these seven medical colleges.”
Additionally, the government medical colleges in Agra and Meerut have had their seat counts increased by 72 and 50, respectively, bringing the total to 200 seats at Agra Medical College and 150 seats at Meerut Medical College.
PPP-mode medical colleges in Shamli, Maharajganj, and Sambhal have also received Letters of Permission for 150, 150, and 50 MBBS seats respectively, for the 2024-25 session. A new private medical college in Gorakhpur has been granted LOP for 50 MBBS seats, and GS Medical College in Hapur has been allowed to increase its MBBS seats by 100, bringing the total to 250 seats.
Total MBBS Seats
In the previous academic session, there were 3,828 MBBS seats available for counseling in government medical colleges. For the 2024-25 session, this number has increased by 722, totaling 4,550 seats. The private sector, which previously had 5,450 MBBS seats, now has 5,600 following a 150-seat increase. Additionally, 350 seats will be available for counseling in three new PPP-mode medical colleges. In total, counseling will be conducted for 10,500 MBBS seats across government, private, and PPP-mode medical colleges in the state.
The Director General also mentioned that an appeal will be made to the National Medical Commission to secure approval for the remaining government medical colleges.
Doubts Revealed
Yogi Adityanath -: Yogi Adityanath is the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, a state in India. He is a political leader who makes important decisions for the state.
MBBS -: MBBS stands for Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery. It is a degree that people need to become doctors.
National Medical Commission -: The National Medical Commission is a group in India that makes rules and gives permissions for medical education and practices.
Union Health Minister -: The Union Health Minister is a person in the Indian government who is in charge of health-related matters for the whole country. JP Nadda was the Union Health Minister.
Letters of Permission -: Letters of Permission are official documents that allow new medical colleges to start their MBBS programs.
PPP-mode -: PPP-mode stands for Public-Private Partnership. It means that both the government and private companies work together to run medical colleges.
Counseling -: Counseling in this context means the process where students are guided and given seats in medical colleges based on their exam scores and preferences.