Union Government Sanctions 320 New Postgraduate Medical Seats Across Six Himachal Pradesh Medical Colleges

Key facts

• The Central Government approved an increase of 320 postgraduate medical seats across six medical colleges in Himachal Pradesh, announced by Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda.
• The government will provide a grant of approximately 415 crore rupees for the project.
• The additional seats will be created in Hamirpur (57), Chamba (28), Mandi (55), Nahan (32), Shimla (91) and Tanda (57).
• The initiative aims to expand medical education and strengthen specialised healthcare services in fields including surgery, orthopaedics, gynaecology and obstetrics, paediatrics and oncology.