Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday announced that the Centre has approved 62 additional postgraduate (PG) seats in six state-run medical colleges and hospitals for the academic year 2025-26.
Majhi hailed the approval for the additional PG seats as a “significant milestone” for enhancing medical education and healthcare infrastructure, particularly in western Odisha.
In a letter to Union Health Minister J P Nadda, CM Majhi said, “I extend my heartfelt gratitude to you and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for the gracious approval of 62 PG seats in six government medical colleges and hospitals in Odisha for the academic year 2025-26.”
“The additional PG seats will not only enhance the quality of medical teaching and learning, but also improve specialised healthcare delivery for the people of the region,” Majhi wrote in the letter.
Majhi said in the letter, affirmed the state government’s commitment to ensuring full compliance with the norms and standards prescribed by the National Medical Commission and to providing all necessary support to develop these institutes into premier centres of medical excellence.
In a post on X, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan stated the 15 additional seats have been approved in VIMSAR-Burla, 3 in SCB Medical College in Cuttack, 6 in PGIMER & Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar, 20 in PRM Medical College and Hospital at Baripada, 8 in FM Medical College and Hospital in Balasore, and 10 in Bhima Bhoi Medical College and Hospital in Bolangir.
