Assam plans to set up 15 new medical colleges in next five years

The Assam government plans to have a total of 24 medical colleges in the next five years to improve healthcare and the availability of doctors, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.

The State has nine medical colleges and steps have been taken for setting up 15 more. The construction of five of these at Golaghat, Bongaigaon, Marigaon, Tamulpur and Dhemaji is scheduled to start within November.