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To meet the rising demand for higher education in the healthcare sector Central Government has approved the addition of more than 4,000 seats in post-graduate courses in 71 government medical colleges across the country.
The 4,193 seats approved on Thursday by the health ministry will come up in 71 government medical colleges across the country, taking the total number of post graduate seats available in the country to 35,117.
Health ministry statement claimed that “It is an all-time record number of PG medical seats that have been approved by the government in various medical colleges and hospitals for the academic session 2017-18”.
Health minister JP Nadda said This will further boost our resolve to strengthen tertiary care and improve medical education in the country and at least 1,000 more seats are likely to be added this month.