Decks cleared for New Karnataka Medical College; Cabinet sanctions Rs 520 crore
By Garima Published On 14 Dec 2019 10:14 AM GMT | Updated On 14 Dec 2019 10:14 AM GMT
Bengaluru: Clearing the decks for the establishment of a Chikkaballapur medical college in the state, the Karnataka Cabinet has sanctioned Rs 520 crore for the infrastructural development of its campus.
As per July 2019 data, the state has 9,145 MBBS seats across 59 Medical colleges. Of these, 2,800 MBBS seats are in 19 government medical colleges while 6,345 MBBS seats are allotted to 40 private medical institutes. With the Union Ministry for Health and Family Welfare's (MoFW) approval to 3 new institutes and Karnataka Cabinet nod to Chikkaballapur medical college, the total number of MBBS seats in the state is set to cross the 9,500 mark.
The decision was taken on the basis of the proposal given by the Karnataka government to approve the institutes situated in different districts.
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Earlier, the PM Modi led Cabinet Committee decided that 75 new GMCs will be established. The decision noted that new medical colleges would be set up in under-served areas having no medical college; with at least 200 bedded District Hospital. Preference will be given to Aspirational Districts and District Hospital has 300 beds. All in all, the schemes on the establishment of new 75 medical colleges would lead to the addition of at least 15,700 MBBS seats in the country.
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Accordingly, the Karnataka government had sent a proposal to the centre to approve the institutes situated six different districts. The state had applied for six new medical colleges in Chikkamagalur, Chikkaballapur, Chitradurga, Haveri, Yadgir and Bagalkote. Of these, 3 received the centre's approval- Chikkamagaluru, Haveri and Yadgiri, according to a notification issued on October 23. Afterwards, the Cabinet decided to set up the fourth new medical college in Chikkaballapur.
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These medical colleges will be set up under the Centrally-sponsored Scheme. Under the scheme, the Central and state governments will share the cost of 60:40 ratio, respectively. Each medical college will be established at an estimated cost of Rs 325 crore. While the Centre will bear Rs 195 crore, the state government will bear the remaining cost as per the scheme.
The proposal for a medical college in Kanakapura had been cancelled which had erupted major controversy in the state with speculations about the institute being shifted to Chikkaballapur. Congress leader DK Shivakumar had strongly protested against the reports of state government shifting the medical college from his constituency, Kanakapura.
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Now, the government has sanctioned Rs 520 crore to build infrastructure for a Chikkaballapur medical college, reports TOI. "Work on constructing the new college will begin soon," law and parliamentary affairs minister JC Madhuswamy informed the daily.
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Garima
Garima joined Medical Dialogues in the year 2017 and is currently working as a Senior Editor. She looks after all the Healthcare news pertaining to Medico-legal cases, MCI/DCI decisions, Medical Education issues, government policies as well as all the news and updates concerning Medical and Dental Colleges in India. She is a graduate from Delhi University. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in Contact no. 011-43720751 To know about our editorial team click here