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Written By: Agencies | Published : October 16, 2014 1:22 PM IST
In the recent past there has been a large influx of medical colleges all over the country, but according to experts these colleges were not capable of providing premium medical education to the students enrolled. On the flip-side, there were complains of how few medical colleges actually existed, thereby affecting the number of doctors the country had. In an attempt to better the situation, Union Health Minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan has liberalised the criteria for approving medical colleges both in government and private sectors. Addressing the first meeting of the newly constituted parliamentary consultative committee on health, he said: 'I realise the need for more medical colleges. The criteria for approving medical colleges both in the government and private sectors would be liberalised.'
He assured members of the committee that a broad expansion of the number of undergraduate and post-graduate seats are being considered without compromising on the quality of medical education. The common admission test called National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) mooted by the Medical Council of India in 2013 was quashed by the Supreme Court. (Read: Harsh Vardhan promises better healthcare under NaMo government)
The health ministry has ordered that a review petition be filed before the apex Court. Jammu and Kashmir MP Mehbooba Mufti urged the government to provide affordable and quality healthcare. A number of members such as Rekha Verma from Uttar Pradesh asked the minister to set up trauma centres in their states as their areas economies are connected to highways where accidents are frequent. (Read: Six UP medical colleges to be super-speciality centres)
Source: IANS
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