UP: 7000 MBBS seats to be increased in 5 years

New Delhi: The Yogi-led government in the span of the last five years has worked in a planned and phased manner towards expansion of the healthcare facilities and improvement of the medical and health infrastructure in the state.

Owing to the sustained efforts of the government, the people in the state have also benefited largely from the improved health care facilities. Taking forward its resolve of transforming the state into a hub of ‘medical education’, the Yogi government in its second tenure, has plans to increase the number of seats in the medical profession.

To realise the above objective, as many as 7000 seats of MBBS, 3000 seats of PG, 14,500 of Nursing and 3,600 seats of Paramedical will be increased in five years. In a sharp contrast to the previous governments before 2017, due to the efforts of the Yogi government, the medical sector in Uttar Pradesh has got a major boost.

While there were only 12 medical colleges in the state with a population of 24 crores, before the year 2017, medical facilities were expanded rapidly to cater to the needs of the people.

Call centre & mobile app to be developed for better medical services

An E-hospital will be set up in the state in the span of 100 days, which will cover government medical colleges. In addition, a call centre and a mobile app will also be developed for improving medical services in the next two years. An emergency trauma care network will also be established in UP.

The State Government is also engaged in equipping each district with medical facilities under its ‘One District One Medical College’. By the year 2022-2023, UP is on the way to create a new record in the medical field with the presence of facilities like advanced labs, CHCs, PHCs, PICUs, NICUs and health ATMs.

In the year 2022, UP will be equipped with 14 new medical colleges by 2022-2023 along with the operation of BSL-2 labs, CT scan units, and dialysis units in 75 districts of the state.