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157 NEW NURSING COLLEGES WITH EXISTING MEDICAL COLLEGES ANNOUNCED – DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA; THE UNION HEALTH MINISTER
11 months ago
Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, the Union Health Minister of India declared at the press conference that the establishment of 157 new nursing colleges with existing medical colleges in the country will take place. The Prime Minister Narender Modi has approved it. These nursing colleges aimed to be proved as a great step towards the growth of a nursing sector in a country.
The budget for these institutes has been approved by the government and will accomplish this project in the coming two years. The govt. of India has set a total budget of Rs.1570 crore for setting up these institutes.
In these nursing institutes, there will be training and education for all three types of nursing-
- Midwifery
- General Midwifery
- BSc Nursing
The main aim of opening 157 nursing institutes is to improve the medical facilities in a country. The establishment of these institutes will boost the quality of human resources in the healthcare sector.Through the establishment of these nursing colleges, nearly 16,000 undergraduate seats would also be added for students which would result in the expansion of medical education in India. The co-location of nursing institutes with medical colleges will help in optimum utilisation of existing campus, labs, clinical equipment, faculty etc
Government is tremendously focusing on improving the healthcare workforce in the country. Now the services of Indian nurses are being recognized in foreign countries, therefore they are being trained according to global standards and provide better employment opportunities. In the last few years, govt. has increased MBBS seats in medical colleges. Before 2014, there were 387 medical colleges and now there are approximately 660 colleges.
