The state government has authorized nine new government medical schools, significantly bolstering the state’s medical infrastructure and alleviating its physician deficit. According to sources, this project has also been given a budget of Rs 4,366 crore. In Maharashtra, 23 of the 36 districts already have government medical institutions.
The total number of medical schools will increase to 32 with the establishment of nine additional institutions. In areas like Gadchiroli, Washim, Wardha, Bhandara, Buldhana, Palghar, Amravati, Jalna, and Thane, new state-run medical institutions will be established.
A government resolution (GR) regarding the establishment of the institutions in the aforementioned areas was recently released by the Maharashtra government. Each of these medical colleges would get 430 beds, as per the government decision, to enable the efficient running of the institutions. It will make it easier for people from these particular neighborhoods to get medical services.
According to reports, the Maharashtra government has authorized 448 openings in each medical institution. All nine medical schools will have roughly 4,032 positions available.
“With these new institutions, the state will gain 900 more seats for medical education, which aids in the production of qualified and specialized physicians. According to the GR, who was cited by Hindustan Times, “the development of these institutions intends to ease the state’s doctor deficit and enable prompt access to healthcare services.
The Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER), in the meanwhile, has instructed the government institutions to halt faculty transfers at this time. Additionally, college deans are required to suspend any “on-deputation” appointments and return all personnel to their home institutions.
A few days earlier, Girish Mahajan, the minister of medical education for Maharashtra, said that “the Department of Medical Education has taken a very important decision.” Mahajan announced through a tweet that approval has been given for new government institutions in nine of the state’s districts.
In the state budget from the previous year, it was supposedly announced that 12 medical colleges would be built. Prior to its cancellation, the state government had suggested building medical schools in the Thane and Palghar districts. The placement of the institutions was, however, this time determined by the state government via a government decision.
