BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government will set up nine new medical colleges in the state, Health and Family Welfare Minister Mukesh Mahaling has said.
Of the nine, four will be dental colleges and one Ayurvedic institute.
“We have decided to set up four MBBS colleges in Jagatsinghpur, Bhadrak, Dhenkanal and Nabarangpur districts, four dental colleges at Burla, Berhampur, Bolangir and Keonjhar, besides an Ayurvedic college in Mayurbhanj district,” Mahaling told the media on the sidelines of the maiden Healthcare Summit 2025 organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in Bhubaneswar.
Besides, the new medical colleges with 100 MBBS seats each at Phulbani in Kandhamal district and Talcher in Angul districts will start functioning from the current academic year, he said.
Mahaling thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi for approving the new medical colleges, saying that it will help meet the required number of doctors in the state.
He emphasised the state’s commitment to enhancing healthcare infrastructure and medical education.
He informed about the recruitment of over 4,000 doctors and paramedical staff last year and plans to recruit more than 5,000 medical personnel this year.
Efforts will be made to fill up 1.5 lakh vacant government posts within five years, he said.