Bharatiya Janata Party · Lok Sabha General Election 2024
Last updated 4 Jun 2026
“Through the increased number of AIIMS and various medical colleges, we will increase the number of UG and PG seats in medical education.”
Medical education seats have grown sharply: MBBS seats rose to about 1,29,026 in academic year 2025-26, an addition of roughly 11,276 in a single year (up from 1,17,750 in 2024), with new medical colleges approved across 19 states/UTs and the Union Cabinet sanctioning 10,000 additional UG and PG seats under Phase-3 of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme. PG seats have similarly expanded. The pledge is being actively delivered, with the government targeting a further large increase in seats. Partial (strong action).
NMC final seat matrix: MBBS seats cross 1.29 lakh in 2025-26 (+11,276 in one year); 10,000 UG/PG seats sanctioned under CSS Phase-3.
View sourceWe will strengthen our traditional means including Yoga and Meditation, and also enhance the scope and coverage of mental health initiatives like Manas and Manodarpan.
We will strengthen the efforts being made to increase the training capacity for paramedics, technicians, pharmacists and nurses.
We will encourage and extend support to Bharatiya vaccine manufacturers and biopharma companies in various capacities to boost production and distribution and aim to reduce our timeline for vaccine manufacturing.
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