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India Will Have Additional 75,000 Medical UG Seats In Next 5 Years: Nadda

The government is also planning to increase the Jan Aushadhi Kendra from existing 16,000 outlets to 25,000 outlets, JP Nadda said.

New Delhi: Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Thursday said India aims to have an additional 75,000 medical undergraduate (UG) seats in the next five years.

"In the next five years, we will have 75,000 additional UG seats while there are 76,000 postgraduate (PG) seats. We are trying to see that the quality does not get compromised with the increase in quantity because that is the need of the hour,” said Nadda while addressing the ‘FICCI HEAL 2025’ in New Delhi.

Speaking on the number of MBBS seats and medical infrastructure, Nadda said, "We will require 2

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