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The State authorities has decided to taxable a connection for caller authorities aesculapian colleges successful Ramanagara of Bengaluru South territory and Bagalkot this year.
Also, owed to deficiency of indispensable infrastructure, the connection for a authorities aesculapian assemblage successful Kanakapura of Bengaluru South territory was not submitted this year.
The aesculapian colleges for Ramanagara and Kanakapura person remained arsenic a anticipation for the past 3 years due to the fact that of the deficiency of indispensable infrastructure, including teaching and non-teaching recruitment. The National Medical Commission (NMC) had denied support to commencement the colleges successful 2023-24 and 2024-2025.
Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and Minister for Medical Education Sharan Prakash Patil held a gathering with the section officials and instructed them to marque indispensable preparations for the commencement of the caller aesculapian colleges successful Ramanagara and Kanakapura and taxable a petition to the NMC.
But, successful 2025-26 too, a petition was submitted without due infrastructure and assignment of indispensable teaching staff. Therefore, the NMC had rejected the proposals.
Administrative approval
The State authorities decided to conception a aesculapian assemblage and infirmary successful Kanakapura astatine a outgo of astir ₹550 crore and gave administrative support successful October 2025. A tender has been floated for the operation work.
Speaking to The Hindu, Dr. Patil said, “It has been decided to taxable a petition to the NMC for the opening of aesculapian colleges successful Ramanagara and Bagalkot this year. Around 50% of the operation works connected the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) caller field successful Ramanagara has been completed and remaining enactment volition beryllium completed successful 7 months. In addition, determination is simply a territory infirmary with a capableness of astir 300 beds for the opening of a aesculapian college.”
A tender has been called for a aesculapian assemblage successful Bagalkot astatine a outgo of ₹450 crore. Here too, a aesculapian assemblage would beryllium opened adjacent twelvemonth utilizing the territory hospital, helium added.
Although administrative support has been fixed for the operation of a aesculapian assemblage successful Kanakapura, determination is simply a shortage of a hospital. As per the NMC rules, a minimum of 220-bedded infirmary is required for a caller aesculapian assemblage and 50 seats volition beryllium sanctioned.
“Due to deficiency of infrastructure, we person decided not to taxable a connection for the opening of a caller aesculapian assemblage successful Kanakapura this year. After the completion of the operation works, a connection volition beryllium submitted to the NMC,” the Minister said.
Action for recruitment
The Minister besides said that the authorities has taken steps to marque the indispensable recruitment for the opening of caller aesculapian colleges.
“Currently, the High Court has issued a enactment bid against making immoderate caller recruitment owing to interior reservation. But we are doing contractual recruitment. The officials person been instructed to get support from the Finance Department for the posts required for caller aesculapian colleges and marque preparations. The recruitment process volition beryllium completed soon aft the High Court’s last verdict,” helium said.
Medical seats enhancement
In addition, the authorities aesculapian colleges person been instructed to taxable a connection for further aesculapian seats this twelvemonth too.
“Last time, the NMC had sanctioned a full of 450 undergraduate and 421 postgraduate aesculapian seats. This twelvemonth too, colleges with bully infrastructure person been instructed to taxable proposals for seats enhancement,” helium said.
