Assam will have 21 Medical Colleges by 2027: CM Sarma

Digital Desk: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that the state will have 21 medical colleges by 2027.

On Friday, CM Sarma said that for the first time in the 75 years of independence, the academic session of the three medical schools began on the same day. He was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the academic sessions of three newly established medical colleges in Nalbari, Nagaon, and Kokrajhar.

CM Sarma stated, "A new era in medical education in Assam has begun with the opening of the first-year courses in Nagaon, Nalbari, and Kokrajhar medical colleges. On April 14 of this year, along with the AIIMS in Changsari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened the medical institutions at Nagaon, Nalbari, and Kokrajhar that had cost Rs. 1,800 crores to build."

Furthermore, according to Himanta Biswa Sarma, there are already 12 medical colleges in Assam, with plans to build nine more. He added that two more medical colleges will be built this year in the districts of Sivasagar and Karimganj and that the Tinsukia Medical College will be finished this year.

In his address at the event, CM Sarma added, "The number of MBBS seats in 2014 was 726, whereas it now stands at 1,500 with the increase in the number of medical colleges."

"The number of seats in postgraduate courses has also increased from 395 to 722 so far," he said, noting that within the following two to three years, the number of seats would be increased to 1,000.

Sarma also discussed the advancements made in Assam's medical field, claiming that they have had a substantial impact on the state's social, economic, and educational landscapes.