Odisha Medical Colleges

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See https://www.facebook.com/odishagrowth/ph...9123862678 for a map.

The list in the previous message listed 13 existing medical colleges. They are in:

1. Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Puri (6) : AIIMS, SCB Cuttack, KIMS, SUM, Hi-Tech and Sri Jagannath 
   
2. Sambalpur-Burla: VIMSAR
   
3. Berhampur: MKCG
   
4. Baripada
   
5. Balasore
   
6. Koraput
   
7. Balangir
   
8. Rourkela: Hi-Tech
   

The 6 government/PPP related ones that are to come up in the next 2-3 years are in:

1. Bhawanipatna
   
2. Keonjhar
   
3. Jajpur
   
4. Phulbani
   
5. Sundargarh
   
6. Talcher
   

These medical colleges will cover the 13 undivided districts of Odisha, with at least one in each: Cuttack (SCB, Jajpur), Puri (AIIMS, KIMS, SUM, Hi-tech, SJT), Berhampur, Sambalpur, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Koraput, Balangir, Sundargarh (NTPC, HiTech), Kalahandi, Keonjhar, Boudha-Kandhamal, Dhenkanal (Talcher).

In addition, others in various stages of the pipeline are

1. C V Raman Global University in Bhubaneswar is making a medical college
   
2. AIIMS Bhubaneswar is building up a satellite center in Balasore
   
3. PM Modi had promised to upgrade IGH Rourkela to a medical college. It has been made to a PG Institute
   
4. Capital Hospital Bhubaneswar is being made to a PG institute
   
5. Sri Sri University has made a Aurvedic Medical College and is also offering courses in Osteopathy
   
6. Jagadguru Kripalu University also has similar plans.
   

In terms of plans in cold storage:

1. There was a plan for making a medical college in Paradeep: See https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/...94283.html 
   
2. ESI was supposed to make a medical college in Odisha. With squabble for locations it got delayed and the BJP government decided to abandon this plan. (ESI made medical college in other states) 
   
3. There were plans for PPP based medical colleges in Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Parlakhemundi, Rayagada, and Dhenkanal.