Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal on Tuesday approved the construction of six nursing colleges at a cost Rs 194.30 crore in various districts of the state so as to overcome the shortage of trained and qualified nursing personnel.
The nursing colleges will be constructed within a period of 15 months to provide 24-hour medical care to the people of the state, said an official spokesman.
Giving details, he said that two nursing colleges will be constructed in district Faridabad and one each in the districts of Rewari, Kaithal, Kurukshetra and Panchkula.
In Faridabad district, the nursing colleges will be constructed at village Dayalpur and village Aura, in Rewari district at village Sadat Nagar, in Kaithal district at village Dherdu, in Kurukshetra district at village Kheri Ram Nagar and in district Panchkula nursing college will be constructed in village Kherawali, he said.