A Rs 75-crore regional institute of paramedical sciences is expected to come up here soon, medical education department officials informed on 3rd July 2008.Secretary in the medical education department, Mr M K Shankaralinge Gowda said the central officials have inspected the land offered by the state government behind the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences. The central nod for the project is expected in a month’s time, he told reporters here.

Medical Education Minister, Mr Ramachandra Gowda said the government approved 130 nursing colleges in the state to start M Sc courses expanding the number of such seats by 1,670. It has also allowed 13 medical colleges to start postgraduate courses adding in all 96 seats. Similarly, 12 dental colleges have been given the nod to start postgraduate courses increasing the available seats by 129. Eight pharmacy colleges have now secured government permission to start postgraduate courses hiking the seat capacity by 54.

He expressed hope that shortage of MBBS doctors seen in big government hospitals would be a thing of the past in three years with the increase in the number of seats. The government would start a dental college with 40 seats in Bellary for which it has received green signal from the centre, Mr Gowda said.



Source: navhindtimes.com