Chandigarh, November 22
The Punjab Government has decided to enhance the number of seats in the MBBS course at the Government Medical Colleges at Patiala and Amritsar by 100 each from the forthcoming academic session.

A decision to this effect was taken by the governing body of Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences which met under the chairmanship of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal here today. The board also gave a nod to increase 47 seats in post-graduation courses at Medical College, Patiala.

“Currently, the colleges had 150 seats each in the MBBS course. A decision with regard to increasing the number of seats in both the colleges has been taken principally. The details will soon follow”, said Anjali Bhawara, principal secretary, Department Medical Education and Research.

The board has granted approval of Rs 32-crore grant for purchase of equipment for the upcoming state-of-the-artCancer Diagnostic Treatment Centre at Bathinda.