PM Modi inaugurates 11 new medical colleges in Tamil Nadu
The Hindu
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday, virtually inaugurated 11 new government medical colleges in Tamil Nadu. The new colleges in Ariyalur, Dindigul, Kallakurichi, Krishnagiri, Nagapattinam, Namakkal, Ramanathapuram, the Nilgiris, Tiruppur, Tiruvallur and Virudhunagar, would have an intake of 1,450 M.B.B.S. students annually.
On the occasion, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin reiterated Tamil Nadu’s stand against the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-based medical admissions, and appealed to Mr. Modi to allow admissions on the basis of Class-XII marks.
The total cost of buildings for these colleges, shared by the Central and State Governments, is ₹4,080 crore. The Central Government’s share was ₹2,145 crore and the State Government’s was ₹1,934.6 crore.
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