Centre Approves Two New Medical Colleges For Odisha

Union Health Minister JP Nadda informed Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan about the decision through a letter, which was released to media on Thursday.

Nadda said the two new government medical colleges in Balasore and Balangir, having 100 MBBS seats each and attached to the existing district/referral hospitals, will come up under the Centrally-Sponsored Scheme.

The Health Ministry has approved two schemes of the Odisha government for the academic year 2018-19.

“Apart from this, the ministry has also approved confirmation of conditional permission issued to Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College and Hospital in Baripada for academic year 2017-18 and renewal of permission for admission of second batch at the college for the academic year 2018-19,” he added.