<p>Karnataka government plans to establish a medical college in each district of the state to ensure seats for meritorious students at subsidised rates and also offer quality health care facility.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Medical Education Minister Sharanaprakash R Patil, who held a meeting with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Minister for Higher Education and Tourism R V Deshpande, told reporters that several districts do not have government-run medical colleges and the private ones charge exorbitant rates for admission to both MBBS and post-graduate courses.<br /><br />In the 12th five year plan, Central Government too had planned to support states to set up medical colleges in backward areas.<br /><br />The proposed scheme envisages creation of more MBBS seats. It would also improve the availability of doctors in the state.<br /><br />In addition, the department would take steps to address the problem of shortage of doctors in rural health care facilities by making rural service mandatory for MBBS graduates and post-graduates in medicine.<br /><br />Patil, himself a doctor by profession, has decided to bring in reforms in the department to ensure quality care to all patients visiting government-run hospitals.<br /><br />Steps would be taken to address issues related to shortage of doctors in government hospitals, health centres and infrastructure, the Minister added.</p>
<p>Karnataka government plans to establish a medical college in each district of the state to ensure seats for meritorious students at subsidised rates and also offer quality health care facility.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Medical Education Minister Sharanaprakash R Patil, who held a meeting with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Minister for Higher Education and Tourism R V Deshpande, told reporters that several districts do not have government-run medical colleges and the private ones charge exorbitant rates for admission to both MBBS and post-graduate courses.<br /><br />In the 12th five year plan, Central Government too had planned to support states to set up medical colleges in backward areas.<br /><br />The proposed scheme envisages creation of more MBBS seats. It would also improve the availability of doctors in the state.<br /><br />In addition, the department would take steps to address the problem of shortage of doctors in rural health care facilities by making rural service mandatory for MBBS graduates and post-graduates in medicine.<br /><br />Patil, himself a doctor by profession, has decided to bring in reforms in the department to ensure quality care to all patients visiting government-run hospitals.<br /><br />Steps would be taken to address issues related to shortage of doctors in government hospitals, health centres and infrastructure, the Minister added.</p>