New Delhi: Union finance minister Arun Jaitley to ensure adequate availability of specialist doctors to strengthen secondary and tertiary levels of health care has proposed in his budget creation of additional 5,000 postgraduate seats per annum.
Also, steps have been taken to roll out DNB courses in big district hospitals.
The government has also decided to strengthen PG teaching in select ESI and municipal corporation hospitals and encourage reputed private hospitals to start DNB courses.
"We will work with the state governments to take these tasks forward," he said.
Mr Jaitley said the government would take necessary steps for the structural transformation of the regulatory framework of medical education and practice in India.
He announced the amendment of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules to ensure availability of drugs at reasonable prices and promote the use of generic medicines. New rules for regulating medical devices will also be formulated. These rules will be internationally harmonised and attract investments.
