Dehradun: During the three-year tenure of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, two new medical colleges have been started in Uttarakhand. Almora Medical College has started in 2022 during the tenure of the Dhami government, and now Haridwar Medical College is also going to start from this session. With the addition of a total of 200 new seats in both places, the number of medical seats in MBBS first year in Uttarakhand has increased to 625.
Before the Pushkar Singh Dhami government took charge, only Srinagar, Dehradun and Haldwani Medical Colleges were operating in the state. However, by then work had also started on Almora Medical College and Haridwar Medical College. Immediately after taking charge, with the resolve to improve health services in the state as well as increase the number of MBBS seats, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami directed to start these two medical colleges on priority. After which the construction work of both the medical colleges was completed on a war footing. Out of which, medical studies have started here from 2022 itself after the construction of Almora Medical College was completed first. Now in the same sequence, with the completion of the construction work of Haridwar Medical College, the way for admission to 100 MBBS seats here has also been cleared from this academic session.
Opportunity for meritorious students
The central government has approved 100 seats for Haridwar Medical College for the current academic session 2024-25. Counseling is now being started for this. With this, more children of the state will get a chance to do MBBS, for this they have to pay government fees only. Government medical colleges and seats in Uttarakhand
Dehradun – 150
Haldwani -125
Srinagar – 150
Almora – 100
Haridwar -100
Total 625
CM Dhami said that while our government is expanding quality health services through the establishment of new medical colleges, it will also give meritorious students an opportunity to study medicine at affordable rates in their own state. Counseling for the first batch will start soon for Haridwar Medical College, efforts are being made to get the necessary recognition soon while completing the construction of Pithoragarh and Rudrapur Medical College.
