Hyderabad: The Centre has approved ₹379.29 crore to develop government medical colleges and their affiliated hospitals in Telangana in line with the increase in postgraduate medical seats over a two-year period.
The Union health ministry communicated its approval on Thursday, clearing the proposals submitted by the state government under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) , according to the health minister’s office.
Telangana has added 465 postgraduate seats across 26 government medical colleges over two years.
The Centre will provide an average of ₹81.57 lakh for each additional PG seat, amounting to ₹379.29 crore.
The state government will contribute another ₹253 crore, taking the investment to around ₹632 crore.
In addition, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has approved an increase of 110 MBBS seats across RIMS Adilabad and the state-run medical colleges in Nizamabad, Mahbubnagar and Siddipet.
The state government will take up infrastructure improvement works worth ₹108 crore at these four colleges and their affiliated hospitals, of which ₹64 crore will be provided by the Centre.
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