Odisha Govt Proposes Ayurvedic Medical College In Mayurbhanj Dist
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has proposed to set up an ayurvedic medical college in Mayurbhanj district, said state Health & Family Welfare Minister Mukesh Mahaling in the State Assembly on Wednesday.
The state government has started the groundwork for the project, the minister added.
He also informed that the state government has initiated the process to fill up vacancies of 5,248 MBBS doctors to strengthen the healthcare in the state.Currently, Odisha has 16,918 hospital beds, significantly fewer than the required 34,000. To address this gap, the government plans to add 17,000 new hospital beds in the near future.
The Minister reiterated the state government’s commitment to establish a medical college in every district. According to him, two new medical colleges will be opened this year.
