The State Cabinet here on Tuesday decided to accord administrative sanction of Rs 749.15 crore for Ratlam, Vidisha and Shahdol medical colleges.
The meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan gave administrative sanction of Rs 259.65 crore for establishing a 150-seat medical college and 750-bed hospital in Ratlam district. Similarly, revised administrative sanction of Rs 265.19 crore has been accorded for the new 150-seat college and upgradation and construction of 750- bed hospital in Vidisha district. Administrative sanction of Rs 224.31 crore has been accorded for the new 100-seat college and upgradation and construction of 500-bed hospital in Shahdol district.
Notably, on the eve of his competing 10 years in office, Chouhan had said that a lot still needs to be done in health and education sectors.
In pursuance of the Chief Minister's announcements, the Cabinet accorded sanction to introduce new faculties/subjects/post-graduate classes in five new and three existing colleges. Sanction was also accorded to create 146 posts for this. The new colleges include Amadara and Badera in Satna, Ranapur and Meghnagar in Jhabua and Bajna in Ratlam district and the existing colleges include Government College, Maihar in Satna district, Government College, Alirajpur and Government College Thandla in Jhabua district.
The Cabinet endorsed a decision to give admissions in Government colleges to students in BSc Nursing course by obtaining bond from them for Government service for seven years and give appointment after declaration of exam results as per reservation roaster.