The State Government has decided to introduce Post Graduate (PG) courses at the Capital Hospital here soon.
In the first phase, 26 PG seats would be opened while Rs 170 crore would be spent for infrastructure development in the hospital. The Government has set a target to finish the work in two years.
This apart, the construction work of five proposed medical colleges in Balangir, Koraput, Baleswar, Baripada and Puri would be completed by 2017.
“Construction works of medical colleges are in full swing and will be completed in time,” said Health and Family Welfare Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak after attending a review meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.