Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Tuesday said the seats of MBBS at Maharaja Agrasen Medical College at Agroha would be doubled from 50 to 100. Besides, post-graduate courses would be introduced in 14 different streams and the process would also be initiated to set up a trauma centre in the institute.Vij while presiding over a meeting of the Joint Management Committee of the College directed the concerned officials to prepare a detailed work plan of trauma centre. The trauma centre would specifically benefit the people of districts of Sirsa, Hisar, Fatehabad, Kaithal, Jind and adjoining areas.The Minister said the Maharaja Agrasen Medical College, Agroha was being run with joint efforts of the State Government and Aggarwal Society. It was decided in the meeting to increase the number of seats of MBBS from 50 to 100.
Also, the introduction of post-graduate courses in various streams would help doctors in doing specialisation.Vij said that in order to save people from Hepatitis- C, the people of this area would be provided with appropriate special facility in the college, for which a team of Medical College, Rohtak would be sent to Agroha. Thereafter, no patient of Hepatitis-C would have to go to Rohtak and other places for treatment, he added.Naveen Jindal, former MP and Chairman of Management Committee, Maharaja Agrasen Medical College expressed gratitude to Haryana Government for taking interest in the growth of the college. He said with the support of State Government, the management committee of the college would be able to provide more excellent facilities.