Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav directed officials to expedite efforts to explore all possibilities for increasing the number of medical colleges and MBBS seats in Madhya Pradesh. He instructed that construction of medical colleges coming up under the PPP model in Betul, Katni, Dhar and Panna be continuously monitored to ensure their commencement within the stipulated timeline.
Chief Minister Dr. Yadav issued these directions during a review meeting of the Public Health and Medical Education Department at his residence, focusing on the expansion of medical colleges and MBBS seats. He also directed that fresh tenders for all 11 medical colleges proposed under the PPP model in Morena, Guna, Bhind, Tikamgarh, Ashoknagar, Balaghat, Sidhi, Khargone, Shajapur, Raisen and Jhabua be issued immediately.
Minister of State for Public Health and Medical Education Shri Narendra Shivaji Patel, Chief Secretary Shri Ashok Barnwal, Additional Chief Secretary Shri Neeraj Mandloi and Smt. Rashmi Arun Shami were present at the meeting.
State to Have 56 Medical Colleges and 18,050 MBBS Seats
The meeting was informed that Madhya Pradesh currently has 34 medical colleges, comprising 20 government and 14 private institutions, with a total of 6,050 MBBS seats.
Over the next two years, 22 new medical colleges are expected to become operational in Madhya Pradesh. These will comprise six government medical colleges in Chhatarpur, Damoh, Budhni, Ujjain, Rajgarh and Mandla; four PPP-model colleges in Betul, Katni, Dhar and Panna, for which agreements have already been executed; 11 more PPP-model colleges proposed in Morena, Guna, Bhind, Tikamgarh, Ashoknagar, Balaghat, Sidhi, Khargone, Shajapur, Raisen and Jhabua; and one new private medical college. Fresh tenders for the 11 proposed PPP-model colleges are to be issued immediately.
With the establishment of these 22 colleges and an increase in seats at existing medical colleges, the state is expected to add 12,000 MBBS seats. Consequently, Madhya Pradesh will have 56 medical colleges and a total of 18,050 MBBS seats within the next two years. Director of Medical Education Dr. Aruna Kumar and senior officials of the Public Health and Medical Education Department also attended the meeting.
