Increase in PG medical seats could increase opportunities for specialization in courses like MD and MS after MBBS
JP Nadda announces additional PG medical seats: Good news for medical students in Himachal Pradesh. Union Health and Family Welfare minister JP Nadda has announced an increase in medical seats in the state. This could increase opportunities for specialization in medical course.
JP Nadda has approved a proposal for additional 320 new postgraduate(PG) medical seats in six government medical colleges. A grant of approximately Rs 415 crore has been proposed for this project.
The distribution of seats in six medical colleges are as follows:
Hamirpur: 57 seats
Chamba: 28 seats
Mandi: 55 seats
Nahan: 32 seats
Shimla: 91 seats
Tanda: 57 seats
In a statement, JP Nadda urged the Himachal Pradesh government to complete the necessary procedures expediously so that these seats can be opened. It should be noted that the increase in PG medical seats could increase opportunities for specialization in courses like MD and MS after MBBS. According to reports, the number of PG seats in Himachal Pradesh’s six government medical colleges has been increased from 277 to 597.
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