Goa drops plans for a private medical college

Instead of allowing a private medical college to be set up in the state, the Goa government has now decided that it will instead increase the current intake capacity of the sole medical college in the state, the Goa Medical college by planning to increase the number of seats by another 100 students. The government will therefore approach the medical council of India seeking its approval to increase the number of seats in the undergraduate course in Medicine.

Additionally, the health minister indicated plans of the Goa government to link various government-run hospitals to the Goa Medical College in order to build up the required capacity for starting the diplomat of national board courses in the state.