Last Updated: 2010-10-20 09:51:07
Mumbai: Maharashtra Government, which is in the process of upgrading medical colleges in the state, is mulling over providing E-Library facility in these institutions.
Minister of State for Medical Education Varsha Gaikwad said that E-Library will help the students in easily availing educational references.
There are presently 14 medical colleges, three dental and four nursing colleges in the state. Since June this year, a new course Bachelor of Paramedical Technology (BAPMT) has been introduced.
The minister said her department had increased the number of seats for post graduate courses from 500 to 700.
"Three more government medical colleges with admission capacity of 100 will come up at Alibaug in Raigad district, Mumbai and tribal belt of Nandurbar from the year 2011," she said.
Similarly, the Centre has chosen Nagpur, Pune and Kolhapur medical colleges to have trauma centres. These trauma centres will be set up at a cost of Rs 15 crore each. These colleges will also be upgraded with operation theatre, CT scan and Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Gaikwad said.
"The state government has demanded funds to start medical colleges on the lines of Mumbai-based J J Hospital and Medical college in Nanded, Solapur, Latur, Akola and Yavatmal," she said.
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