New Delhi, October 24 — Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare JP Nadda announced on Saturday that the Central government has approved a proposal to add 320 postgraduate (PG) medical seats in Himachal Pradesh, with a grant of approximately Rs 415 crore for the initiative, ANI reported.

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In a statement, Nadda said the approval followed a proposal submitted by the Himachal Pradesh government on June 23 and subsequent discussions with Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu during the convocation ceremony at AIIMS Bilaspur on October 6. The Centre has sanctioned all 320 seats proposed by the state, he said.

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320New PG medical seats approved for Himachal Pradesh
Rs 415 croreCentral grant for the expansion (yaani about Rs 4.15 billion)
6Government medical colleges covered
10,000New UG and PG medical seats planned nationally over five years, at Rs 15,000 crore

The new seats are distributed across six colleges — 91 in Shimla, 57 each in Tanda and Hamirpur, 55 in Mandi, 32 in Nahan and 28 in Chamba — and will increase the availability of specialist doctors in fields such as surgery, orthopaedics, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics and oncology, The World Opinion and ReportWire reported.

Source: The World Opinion

"Under these schemes, 10,000 new medical seats will be added over five years at a cost of Rs 15,000 crore. As part of this initiative, the Central Government has today approved a proposal to increase 320 PG medical seats in Himachal Pradesh," Nadda said, according to ANI. He said the state government should take swift steps so the seats start on time and the benefits reach students and the public as soon as possible.

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