MCI team to inspect six new govt med colleges in Karnataka

B D Narayankar reports

Bangalore, Apr 29 (PTI) A team of Medical Council of
India will visit six new government medical colleges in
Karnataka for inspection in a week's time to take stock of
facilities available for medical students, Medical Education
Minister Sharan Prakash R Patil said today.
        The team would visit the colleges at Gulbarga, Koppal,
Chamrajnagar, Karwar, Madikeri and Gadag, he told reporters
here.
        The state government is unable to increase the quota
of medical seats in its pool as MCI is yet to inspect the six
new medical colleges, Patil said. The government will try its
best to get the MCI nod for the new colleges, he added.
        The recruitment process for the new medical colleges has
already begun and infrastructure work is underway, Patil said.
        The government is also committed to set up six more
medical colleges as announced in this year's state budget, he
said. The colleges will be set up in Tumkur, Chitradurga,
Chickballapur, Bagalkot, Haveri and Yadgir, Patil said.
        Besides, the government plans to set up super-speciality
hospitals in Mysore, Hubli, Gulbarga, Belgaum and Bellary to
make healthcare affordable.
        Lands have been identified in all these districts, except
Yadgir and Chickballapur. "We have directed the deputy
commissioners of these two districts to identify the land," he
added.
        These colleges will be established in collaboration with
the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Patil said.