Hoshiarpur likely to get new medical college with 100 MBBS seats

This college will train 100 MBBS doctors annually and will feature a 300-bed hospital, equipped with modern facilities including OPD, MRI, CT scans, and specialised departments, as per HT report.

This announcement was made while addressing a gathering, in which he stated that the 'Shaheed Udham Singh State Institute of Medical Sciences' would be completed within two years.

“The medical college and 300-bed hospital will come up at Hoshiarpur at a cost of ₹268 crore. It will go a long way in imparting quality health services to the people besides emerging the state as a hub of medical education,” CM added.

Currently, there are only four government medical colleges in Punjab, while the number of private institutions is seven.

According to the HT media news report, the state government announced the establishment of seven medical colleges in March, including two government institutions in Hoshiarpur and Kapurthala. Two minority medical colleges are being set up in Lehra Gaga and Malerkotla, while two additional institutions are being established in SBS Nagar and Sangrur under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model.

However, the fourth government medical college, Dr B.R. Ambedkar State Institute of Medical Sciences, was established in Mohali in 2021, after nearly five decades.

Meanwhile, a private college is also being established in Ludhiana. During its first budget session in 2022, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government announced plans to establish 16 government medical colleges over its five-year tenure. Additionally, there are two centrally administered institutions, AIIMS Bathinda and the ESIC Medical College in Ludhiana.

Along with this, the Chief Minister also announced that seven additional Health and Wellness Centres would be established to extend the reach of healthcare services to the last mile within the constituency.