Overview

• The Shaheed Bhagat Singh Government Medical College in Nawanshahr will cost ₹300 crore and provide 50 MBBS seats.
• Construction is expected to be completed in 36 months, with the college attached to the civil hospital for round-the-clock specialist care.
• The project aims to address healthcare access gaps in the remote Doaba region, reducing patient reliance on referral hospitals in Ludhiana, Jalandhar, and Chandigarh.
• The college will train doctors in a rural setting, aiming to reduce the need for students to study abroad for medical education.
• Two previously announced medical colleges in the Doaba region, in Hoshiarpur and Kapurthala, remain stalled due to administrative and financial hurdles.