The Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) has received 50 proposals for new undergraduate (UG) health science colleges and 12 for postgraduate (PG) colleges in different faculties. In addition to this, 18 existing UG health science colleges and six existing PG colleges have submitted proposals to increase their intake capacity.
If all the proposals received by the health university are accepted, the state will get at least 62 new colleges and 450 additional seats in different courses by the 2018-19 academic year.
This development could be termed as an outcome of the university's initiative this year to invite proposals for opening new medical colle-ges, PG courses and increase intake capacity for UG and PG courses in existing colleges.
Maharashtra needs more health institutes as it has a very poor doctor-population ratio of 1:481, according to the five-year 'Perspective Plan for 2016-21' of MUHS. The state is deficient by 2,08,842 doctors to achieve the standard ratio of 1 doctor for 250 patients.
MUHS registrar K D Chavan told TOI on Friday that the 50 applications for new colleges came from educational trusts across the state. "These include two applications for new medical (MBBS) colleges, two dental, six ayurveda, four homoeopathy and three nursing colleges.
The MUHS planning board will scrutinise these applications and forward them to the Management Council soon," said Chavan. "Apart from this, two applications each have been received for new PG medical (MD/MS), PG ayurdveda and M Sc nursing colleges. Interestingly, five applications are for MBA (health care) course."
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