Friday 3 March 2017

Government approves 4,000 PG medical seats for 2017-18 session

Government approves 4,000 PG medical seats for 2017-18 session NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday said it has approved 4,000 Post Graduate (PG) medical seats in various medical colleges and hospitals for the academic session (शैक्षणिक सत्र)2017-18 and called it a record in medical academics till now.  The total number of PG seats available now is 35,117. "In a huge boost to medical education in the country, over 4,000 PG medical seats have been approved by the Government of India in various medical colleges and hospitals for the academic session 2017-18, taking the total number of PG seats available to 35,117," said Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda. In an official statement, the minister said that the move would further boost(प्रोत्साहन) to resolve and strengthen(मजबूत बनाना)  tertiary (तृतीयक) health care and improve the medical education in the country.  The Health Minister said that of the total increased seats, 2,046 seats were in medical colleges. "Looking at the need to increase PG seats in clinical subjects, the Government had decided to amend(सुधरना) the teacher student ratio in clinical subjects in government medical colleges. This change alone has resulted in the creation of 1,137 extra seats in 71 colleges," said Nadda. According to him, many others out of the total of 212 government colleges were sending their proposals and it was expected that at least 1,000 more seats would be added during the month of March 2017.

"This includes DNB (Diplomate of National Board) seats -- which are equivalent(समकक्ष) to MD/MS -- which have increased by 2,147 in the last one year," said Nadda, adding that there had been a total addition of 4,193 PG seats in the country so far and a further addition of more than 1,000 seats is likely during March 2017. 
"The budget announcement of adding 5,000 PG medical seats in the country is thus likely to be achieved soon," said Nadda.

tertiary 

तृतीयक

Definitions of tertiary
adjective
third in order or level.
most of the enterprises were of tertiary importance
of, relating to, or denoting the first period of the Cenozoic era, between the Cretaceous and Quaternary periods, and comprising the Paleogene and Neogene subperiods.
The annihilation of the dinosaurs marks the boundary linking Cretaceous time and Tertiary time.
(of an organic compound) having its functional group located on a carbon atom that is itself bonded to three other carbon atoms.
If the hydroxyl group is bound to a carbon atom that is itself bound to three other carbon atoms then the resultant alcohol is a tertiary alcohol.
noun
the Tertiary period or the system of rocks deposited during it.
a lay associate of certain Christian monastic organizations.
a Franciscan tertiary

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