KASARGOD: Health Minister Veena George said on Tuesday that the National Medical Commission has granted approval to medical colleges in Wayanad and Kasaragod districts. 50 MBBS seats have been approved for each college. The approval was granted after the colleges met the necessary infrastructure and academic facilities and standards set by the NMC, said the minister in her FB post.
With these, four medical colleges have received approval during the tenure of the Left government. The minister stated that steps will be taken to admit students for this academic year as soon as possible by following all due procedures.
The government is taking steps to develop these medical colleges in phases, similar to other medical colleges. Significant development work has been carried out at both institutions to provide all necessary facilities to start the MBBS course, said the minister.
For Kasaragod Medical College, administrative sanction of Rs 160 crore rupees has been granted by KIIFB. The construction of the hospital block is in progress and the academic block is complete. A nursing college with 60 seats has been started, the hostel building for the cost of Rs 29 crore is nearing completion and further facilities have been created for the medical college.
In Wayanad, a multi-purpose block has been completed spending Rs 45 crore, a nursing college with 60 seats has been started and most of the infrastructure and amenities have been created, according to a statement from the government. Social activists and public here have been demanding a proper tertiary care hospital for the district since the people of Kasaragod district depend on private medical college hospitals in Mangaluru.