The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Friday accorded administrative approval to the establishment of new Government Medical College (GMC), Udhampur.
Earlier, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India under its centrally sponsored scheme, had sanctioned establishment of two new government medical colleges at Kupwara and Udhampur, each for Rs. 325.00 Crore, an official spokesperson said.
He said that the upcoming medical college at Udhampur will improve the doctor patient-ratio in Jammu and Kashmir as the intake capacity of MBBS students will increase by 100 seats and t will be completed in 2024-25.
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“This will cater the ever increasing patient load, and bring improvement in the medical services at secondary level of treatment in the region,” he added.
According to the spokesperson, the availability of quality medical services at the district headquarter will also reduce the response time for medical emergencies/traumas, minimize inconvenience, decrease IMR/MMR, and increase life expectancy.