New Delhi: The Delhi government has proposed adding 300 undergraduate medical seats, 103 postgraduate and Diplomate of National Board, or DNB, seats and five fellowships across its institutions as part of a phased expansion of medical education capacity, officials said.
The roadmap aims to address the shortage of medical and dental professionals in government hospitals and beef up the healthcare workforce, according to the Delhi government.
Under the proposed greenfield expansion, 150 MBBS seats each are planned at the medical colleges attached to the Indira Gandhi Hospital, under construction in Dwarka, and the Guru Gobind Singh Hospital.
The government has proposed increasing MBBS intake at Dr B S Ambedkar Medical College and Hospital from 125 to 200 seats, while the intake of Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences’ BDS is proposed to rise from 50 to 70 seats.
MAMC’s PG capacity is proposed to increase from 260 to 295 seats, while MAIDS’ PG intake is proposed to rise from 22 to 42 seats. PG courses with 24 seats are also proposed at BSA Medical College.
The proposed 103 additional PG and DNB seats include 24 MD/MS seats at BSA Medical College, 35 MD/MS seats at MAMC, 18 DNB seats at Indira Gandhi Medical College.
Of the remaining total, eight DNB seats will be added at Deep Chand Bandhu Hospital, two DNB seats at GTB Hospital, four MD/MS seats at UCMS and GTB Hospital, two DNB seats at Guru Gobind Singh Government Hospital, four DNB seats at Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital, two DNB seats at Bhagwan Mahavir Hospital, and four MD seats at Delhi State Cancer Institute.
Of this total, 67 are MD/MS seats, and 36 are DNB seats.
Of the five fellowship seats proposed, three will go to GTB Hospital and the rest to Delhi State Cancer Institute, taking the total proposed addition in advanced medical training seats to 108.
The government is also working towards expanding super-speciality programmes such as DM and MCh, along with structured post-doctoral fellowship programmes, it said.
Health Minister Pankaj Singh said the expansion was aimed at creating a larger pool of trained doctors, specialists and super-specialists for Delhi’s healthcare system.
“Expanding medical education is not merely about increasing the number of seats. It is about creating a sustainable pool of trained doctors, specialists and super-specialists who can serve Delhi’s citizens,” Singh said.
The proposal is being sent for approval to the National Medical Commission and other authorities.
