The state intends to increase the number of PG medical seats by adding approximately 800 PG medical seats across government medical institutions in the state beginning with the 2024 session.
“Preparations have been completed for adding 763 seats and work is being done on more. This will be the biggest ever jump in PG medical seats in the state from our present over 1700 seats across government medical colleges,” said Alok Kumar, principal secretary, of medical education, Uttar Pradesh, as per the media reports.
“We ensured those shortcomings are rectified first. Once the hurdles were cleared, the proposal was accepted from the colleges. We are sure we are going to add almost all the seats we propose to,” he added.
Uttar Pradesh Witnesses Huge Increase In Medical Institutions And Seats
According to a government declaration published on July 21, 2023, the number of medical institutes in Uttar Pradesh has increased by 82%, from 387 in 2014 to 704 presently. Furthermore, the number of MBBS seats has climbed by 110 percent, from 51,348 in 2014 to 1,07,948 currently, and the number of PG seats has increased by 117 percent, from 31,185 before to 2014 to 67,802 right now.
Uttar Pradesh Receives Financial Support For Medical College Upgradation
Under CSS, Uttar Pradesh has received financial support for an increase of 432 MBBS seats in 7 medical colleges for INR 518.39 Crore and 556 post-graduate seats in 12 medical colleges for INR 375.92 Crore.
Furthermore, the state has received PMSSY funding to upgrade Super Specialty blocks at 11 government medical colleges in Lucknow, Varanasi, Aligarh, Jhansi, Gorakhpur, Prayagraj, Meerut, Agra, and Kanpur. AIIMS has also opened branches in the cities of Rae Bareli and Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh.
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