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TN govt to establish new nursing colleges in six districts

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The Tamil Nadu government is establishing seven new nursing colleges across the state to increase student capacity for medical education.

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  • The Tamil Nadu government plans to open seven new nursing colleges to add 660 undergraduate seats to its medical education system.
  • Six of these colleges will be located in Namakkal, Tiruchirappalli, Dharmapuri, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, and Tirunelveli, while the seventh will be based at the Coimbatore Government Medical College and ESI Hospital.
  • The initiative, announced by Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, aims to address a long-standing shortage of government-run nursing institutions and expand training for medical personnel.
  • Staffing for these new facilities will be conducted on a temporary or contract basis to avoid permanent financial liabilities.

What to watch next

  • Progress on the recruitment for 4,724 nursing vacancies via the National Health Mission.
  • Implementation of the planned expansion for paramedical and pharmacy student seats.
  • Monitoring of the temporary staffing model for the new colleges.

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C Joseph Vijay

Chief Minister

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  • Seven new government nursing colleges will be started. As many as 660 B Sc nursing student seats will be created, and an additional 1,925 student seats will be created in existing nursing colleges and nursing schools, 2,778 student seats in 12 paramedical courses and 735 additional seats in pharmacy courses, totalling 6,098 additional seats
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    nursing, pharmacy and paramedical personnel required to provide quality medical services, additional student admissions would be created in government medical colleges at an estimated cost of ₹351 crore, he had said. " Seven new government nursing colleges will be started. As many as 660 B Sc nursing student seats will be created, and an additional 1,925 student seats will be created in existing nursing colleges and nursing schools, 2,778 student seats in 12 paramedical courses and 735 additional seats in pharmacy courses, totalling 6,098 additional seats ," the CM had said. "The proposed manpower shall be engaged strictly on a temporary/contract basis and only to the extent actually required for the approved intake. No permanent posts shall be created, and no additional

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Named India · Coimbatore Government Medical College and ESI Hospital · Dharmapuri · Namakkal · Tiruchirappalli · Tirunelveli · Tiruvannamalai · Vellore · C. Joseph Vijay · Government of Tamil Nadu · National Health Mission · Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University

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