CS Atal Dulloo pushes for more medical seats
Kashmir, December 10, 2025:Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo conducted a high-level review of the expansion of medical education seats across Jammu and Kashmir, emphasising the need to increase availability of MBBS, MD/MS, DNB, and DM/MCh seats in the region. During the meeting, officials from Government Medical Colleges (GMCs), Dental Colleges, Ayurvedic, and Unani Colleges were instructed […]
CS Atal Dulloo and Union Health Secretary review healthcare enhancements for Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar, September 10, 2025 – Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir, Atal Dulloo, held a comprehensive meeting with Union Health Secretary, Punya Salila Srivastava, to explore strategies for enhancing health infrastructure and upgrading healthcare services across the Union Territory. The interaction, held in Srinagar, focused on critical initiatives to bolster medical education, tertiary care, and infrastructure […]
LG Manoj Sinha lauds SMVDIME’s 50 MBBS seats, advancing medical education and healthcare in J&K
Kakryal, Jammu and Kashmir, September 8, 2025: The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board has expressed gratitude to Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Hon’ble Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Shri J.P. Nadda for sanctioning 50 MBBS seats for the newly established Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) in […]
J&K bolsters medical education with 250 new MBBS seats in five years: GoI
Srinagar, August 2, 2025 — Jammu and Kashmir has significantly expanded its medical education infrastructure, adding 250 MBBS seats over the past five years, as per data released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). The Union Territory’s MBBS seat count has risen from 1,135 in 2020-21 to 1,385 in 2024-25, reflecting a concerted effort to address the region’s […]
Government of India approves three new medical colleges for Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh
Srinagar, March 22, 2025 – The Government of India has greenlit the establishment of three new medical colleges in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, a move set to bolster healthcare education and services in these regions. Announced on March 21, the initiative falls under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme aimed at expanding medical education in underserved […]