Gujarat govt recommends medical colleges at Rajpipala, Porbandar, Navsari

Gandhinagar: Gujarat government today said that it has recommended the center to open three new medical colleges in tribal dominant Rajpipala- district headquarter town of Narmada district, Navsari in South Gujarat and Porbandar- the birth place of Mahatma Gandhi in coastal Saurashtra region of the western state.

Deputy Chief Minister and cabinet minister for Health and Medical Education told newsmen here today that the center had taken a decision in August this year to start 75 new medical colleges in the country in such areas where such facility was not available. Gujarat has been asked to select five districts for setting up of as many such colleges as part of the scheme.

‘We have selected three places of the total 5.We have recommended the names of Rajpipala, Navsari and Porbandar for it. The union government would take a final call about it after studying the proposals,’ he said.

The other two names would be recommended later. The state government was willing to start medical colleges in other districts including Mahisagar, Morbi, Botad, Aravalli and Devbhoomi Dwarka also,’ he said.

Patel said that under the scheme 60% of the cost for setting up such medical colleges ie Rs 195 crore for each would be provided by the central government as grant while the remaining 130 crore (of total 325 crore for each) would be spend by the state government.

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