Bhubaneswar: In a significant boost to medical education in Odisha, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has given its approval for MBBS admission to 200 seats in two newly-established medical colleges in the state from the current academic year.
Officials said the letter of permission has been issued for 100 seats each at the Phulbani Government Medical College and the Pabitra Mohan Pradhan Government Medical College, Talcher from 2025-26 academic session.
Notably, Odisha’s Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling during his visit to New Delhi in the first week of August had met Union Health minister J P Nadda seeking his approval to commence the academic session in these two new medical colleges from this year.
Welcoming the NMC approval, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said it marks another milestone in healthcare education for Odisha. “With this approval, an additional 200 students will be able to pursue medical education from the current academic year,” he said.
“On behalf of the people of Odisha, I extend my heartfelt gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare JP Nadda as the National Medical Commission has approved 100 MBBS seats each for Pabitra Mohan Pradhan Medical College,
Talcher and Government Medical College Phulbani, Kandhamal from the academic year 2025-26.
This landmark step will open new avenues in medical education and further strengthen healthcare services in Talcher, Kandhamal and across Odisha, ensuring wider access to affordable and quality healthcare for our people,” CM Maji said in a post on X.
The Chief Minister stated that the BJP government has been continuously working to improve healthcare services and education, ever since it came to power in the state.
It may be recalled that Majhi had inaugurated the newly-constructed government medical college with 100 seats and 650-bed hospital in Kandhamal in June this year.
Meanwhile, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan also expressed his gratitude to PM Modi and Nadda for approving the admission process for 100 seats each at the two new new medical colleges from the 2025-26 academic year.