Overview

• The approval covers 5,000 postgraduate and 5,023 undergraduate seats to be created in existing government colleges and attached hospitals.
• Funding totals Rs 15,034 crore for 2025-26 to 2028-29, with 68.5% from the Union government (Rs 10,303.20 crore) and Rs 4,731.30 crore from states.
• The investment averages Rs 1.5 crore per seat, targeting faster scale-up without building new campuses.
• Officials say the expansion aims to bolster healthcare access in rural, tribal and hard-to-reach areas while opening more pathways for medical students.
• The step forms part of a five-year goal to add 75,000 medical seats, with leaders framing it as strengthening both the workforce and medical education standards.