During the state health summit in Rajasthan Union Minister of state for health and family welfare declared 10,000 more MBBS seats will be added by 2017 in the country. This sounds a realistic strategy to combat the shortage of doctors in India than the inclusion of quacks in mainstream medicine. In line with the Prime Minister’s assurance earlier this year, The government has finally declared to increase the number of MBBS seats by 10,000. The number of seats will be increased through the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET).
The government has identified 58 hospitals, which have at least 200-bed capacity, to be upgraded to medical colleges. Moreover, they will also complete the construction of approved All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) within the deadline to meet the target of adding 10,000 MBBS seats in the country. All 58 hospitals will have 100 seats each and thus…
