New Delhi: In a bid to strengthen the overall availability of doctors in the country, the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the scheme to increase 5,000 PG seats and 5,023 MBBS seats for a total outlay of Rs 15,034.50 crore.

The approval of Phase III of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) aims to strengthen and upgrade existing state government and central government medical colleges, standalone PG institutes, and government hospitals.

The seats will be increased “with an enhanced cost ceiling of Rs. 1.50 crore per seat”, according to a Cabinet Communique.

“The total financial implications of these two schemes are Rs 15,034.50 crore for a period from 2025-26 to 2028-29. Out of Rs 15,034.50 crore, the central share is Rs 10,303.20 crore and th

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