Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Saturday granted administrative sanction for establishing government medical colleges in Karur and Pudukottai districts.
A sum of Rs. 229.46 crore has been sanctioned for constructing the college in Karur, which she announced in the Assembly last year.
A.O. post createdMs. Jayalalithaa also sanctioned the post of administrative officer / dean to commence preliminary works on setting up the medical college at Pudukottai.
The institution when inaugurated would admit 150 students.
Lands have been identified for establishing the institutions, and upon commencement, they will be attached initially to the respective government headquarters hospital as per usual practice.
An official press release here said that the institutions were being established as part of the Chief Minister’s vision to open a government medical college in every district in the State. Towards this end, the AIADMK government established a medical college in Sivaganga in 2012-13, in Tiruvannamalai in 2013-14 and in Omandurar Government Estate in Chennai in 2014-15.
MCI approvalIn the last four years, seven government medical colleges have received the nod from the Medical Council of India for cumulatively admitting 410 students.
Increase in seatsThe number of MBBS seats in the State-run medical colleges had increased by 710 during the past four years – from 1,945 seats in 2011-12 to 2,655 seats now.
