New Delhi: The newly formed board of the Medical Council of India, governed by Dr K K Talwar, gave its approval for 21 new medical colleges. The approval was given to these institutions based on the report of the earlier board, headed by Dr S K Sarin. Though 21 new medical colleges have been approved, the board has decided to re-inspect and re-assess these institutions at random basis over the next three months.
Dr Purushottam Lal, one of the board members, said that they will investigate the colleges again within the next three months. The colleges have given declaration that they have the best of infrastructure. But if it is found unfit, they may also face legal action.
The first phase of inspections started in January with June 30 being the last date of giving approvals.
The board may this time change the way inspection is done and even include bureaucrats and journalists in its inspection team to make the process more clear.
And on the last day of giving approval, the MCI increased about 1,800 undergraduate seats. The total number of MBBS seats in the country now stands at 39,785.
Of the 21 new medical colleges, five are government institutions � one each in Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh and two in West Bengal. It also approved three private medical colleges in Gujarat, one each in Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Two other private medical colleges have been approved in Punjab, three in Tamil Nadu and three in Uttar Pradesh.
For the increase in seats, the MCI received 104 applications from already recognised colleges. Of these, 43 were disapproved and 61 were inspected. Of all these colleges, only 33 could fulfil the criteria and were given letter of permission for increasing their seats. Eighteen of these are private colleges and 15 are government ones.
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