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The Union Health Ministry has approved the launch of MBBS programmes at five new medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh, according to official sources on Wednesday.

Moreover, the number of seats at the medical colleges in Kanpur Dehat and Lalitpur has been increased from 50 to 100. This expansion has created 600 new MBBS seats, raising the total number of new seats in the state for the 2024-25 academic session to 1,200, as per an official statement, as reported by news agency PTI.

The development follows Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's discussions with Union Health Minister JP Nadda, after which the principals of the medical colleges submitted an appeal to the National Medical Commission (NMC). The appeal led to the recognition of seven medical colleges in the first round of approvals. Of the total 11,200 MBBS seats in the state, 5,150 are in government medical colleges, while 6,050 are in private institutions, the statement added.

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DG Medical Education Kinjal Singh said, "The department recently submitted an appeal to the Union Health Ministry requesting approval for 100 MBBS seats at autonomous state medical colleges in Auraiya, Chandauli, Gonda, Lakhimpur Kheri, and Kaushambi."

"Additionally, we sought permission to increase the MBBS seats from 50 to 100 at Kanpur Dehat and Lalitpur. The ministry has granted approval for 100 MBBS seats at all these medical colleges adding 600 MBBS seats," she added.

(With PTI Inputs)

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