Nirmala Sitharaman Proposes Setting Up Of More Medical Colleges Under Interim Budget 2024-25
Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman as she introduced the Interim Budget 2024 in Parliament today suggested creating more medical institutions with an emphasis on Yuva Shakti and moving towards the objective of Viksit Bharat by 2047.
The new Medical Colleges will be set up by utilizing the existing hospital infrastructure under various departments.
“To serve our people through improved healthcare services, our government plans to set up more medical colleges”, she informed.
“A Committee will be set up for this purpose to examine the issues and make relevant recommendations”, the Union Finance Minister stated.
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While presenting the interim budget, 2024, the finance minister highlighted the government’s unwavering commitment to empower youth, notably the Amrit Peedhi-the Yuva. She expressed that that this initiative will not only create opportunity for youth to become doctors but also improve healthcare services to the people.
While counting the progress under medical education the finance minister also informed about the setting of 15 All India Medical Colleges (AIIMS) across the country.
Ms Sitharaman also proposed that ASHA workers, Anganwadi workers and helpers will also be covered under Union Government”s Ayushman Bharat Scheme. Ayushman Bharat Yojana, also known as Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, is a healthcare scheme launched by the government which aims to provide health coverage to the economically weaker section of the society.
According to the data available, since 2014, a total of 317 new public sector medical colleges have been established, which has expanded the opportunities for aspiring medical professionals and has contributed significantly to the number of healthcare institutions in the country. Between 2020 and 2021 alone, according to government data, the number of public sector medical colleges increased from 280 to 396.
