Will take number of medical colleges in Jharkhand to 25-30 in 5 years: CM

SERAIKELA: (Jan 10) Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said his government was working to increase the number of medical colleges in the state to 25-30.

Addressing a function to mark the commencement of classes of the first MBBS batch of a private medical college in Adityapur in Seraikela-Kharswan district on Friday, Soren said the government was making efforts to establish an ecosystem that would not only provide quality education but also modern healthcare services.

"We are marching forward to increase the number of medical colleges to 25-30 in the next five years," he said.