Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Wednesday said that the number of MBBS seats in the State have risen to 800 now as compared to only 350 in the year 2005 and efforts are being made to increase the number of MBBS seats in Medical College, Agroha from 50 to 100.
Hooda was addressing a gathering after inaugurating the air conditioned Auditorium constructed in the memory of former Haryana Minister and noted industrialist O.P. Jindal at Maharaja Aggarsen Medical College, Agroha in Hisar. A function was also organized to mark the 84th anniversary of late O.P. Jindal.
Hooda said that the present State Government hadalso increased the annual budget of this college to Rs 172 crore which was only Rs 23 crore in the year 2005.The Chief Minister said that quality education and health care services were pivotal for the prosperity of any society or the State.