Overview

• Health Minister Veena George said the state has met NMC norms and will complete remaining steps to begin admissions in the current academic year.
• Wayanad has commissioned a ₹45 crore multipurpose block and a 60-seat nursing college, filled 140 posts, and launched a cath lab, cardiology services, a paediatric ICU, and Kerala’s first sickle cell unit.
• Kasaragod’s build-out is funded by a ₹160 crore KIIFB sanction, with the academic block complete, the hospital block progressing, a 60-seat nursing college started, and a ₹29 crore hostel nearing completion.
• Kasaragod has created 273 posts, opened OP services across multiple specialties, introduced e-Sanjeevani telemedicine, and secured AERB approval for radiology facilities.
• Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra welcomed the approval, credited sustained local advocacy including Rahul Gandhi’s efforts, and urged the state to make the colleges functional quickly.