Union Budget 2023: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced an increase in medical educational facilities as a part of the Union Budget for 2023–2024 with a focus on ensuring better skilling.
“157 new nursing colleges will be established in co-location with the existing 157 medical colleges established since 2014,” Sitharaman announced.
157 new nursing colleges will be established in colocation with the existing 157 medical colleges established since 2014: FM Nirmala Sitharaman pic.twitter.com/BOH2s9PspS
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The finance minister also declared that the government would take steps to guarantee that special training is offered in the use of specialised medical equipment.
“Dedicated multidisciplinary courses for medical devices will be supported in existing institutions to ensure availability of skilled manpower for future futuristic medical technologies, high end manufacturing and research,” she added.
Union Budget 2023: Droupadi Murmu annoucement
Talking about social infrastructure the President of India Droupadi Murmu said, “While 145 medical colleges were opened in the country between 2004 and 2014, more than 260 medical colleges have been opened during the tenure of my government from 2014 to 2022.”
She further added, “The number of graduate and postgraduate seats for medical students has now doubled in the country as compared to an earlier period. While there were about 725 universities in the country before 2014, more than 300 new universities have been set up in the last eight years. More than 5000 colleges have also been opened in the country during this period.”
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