Gujarat to get five new nursing colleges thanks to union cabinet decision

Gandhinagar: Gujarat will have 5 new nursing colleges at GMERS medical college campuses of Navsari, Porbandar, Godhra, Rajpipla, and Morbi.

The union cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi this week granted approval to set up 157 new nursing colleges across the country. The new nursing colleges will be built at a cost of Rs 1570 crore. They will add 15,700 nursing graduates. Five new nursing colleges in Gujarat shall be part of this plan.

Gujarat government spokesperson minister Rushikesh Patel today informed that Gujarat will get 5 new nursing colleges in Navsari, Porbandar, Godhra, Rajpipla, and Morbi GMERS medical college campus. There will be an increase of 500 nursing seats considering each college having 100 seats of BSc nursing. The central government has allotted Rs 10 crore for each college. There are currently 440 seats of BSc nursing in 8 government nursing colleges in the state.