The Medical Council of India (MCI) has turned down the request of Himachal Pradesh to increase 50 undergraduate seats each in two government medical colleges in the State.
The MCI's board of governors refused to grant permission to increase seats in the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMCH) here and the Dr. Rajendra Prasad Medical College at Tanda in Kangra district, in a meeting in Delhi. Both colleges wanted to increase the seats from 100 to 150. The MCI said the IGMCH was not yet recognised for increased seats from 65 to 100. likewise, the Tanda medical college is not recognised for increased seats from 50 to 100. In 2009, MCI allowed the IGMCH to increase undergraduate seats, while the Tanda college got the approval for this in 2011.