Three new medical colleges will be opened in Haryana in Yamunanagar, Kaithal and Sirsa, which will cost about 1000 crore, Health Minister Anil Vij said on Monday.

With these, 3 medical colleges,  the number of medical colleges which have been opened during the tenure of BJP government will increase to 13, Vij said.

Talking to reporters, Vij said that the construction work of the medical colleges will be initiated soon and approval has been given by the Central and State Government.

The minister said more than Rs 325 crore will be spent on each of these medical colleges, in collaboration with the Central Government. He said that the State Government has been making efforts to activate the working of these medical colleges by 2023.

He said that these colleges will be constructed  on 20 acres of land and with the arrangement of around 200 beds in each college. He said that this step will enable more and more doctors to be available across the state and people will get excellent medical facilities.

The Health Minister informed that the construction work of the Government Medical Colleges which was approved by his government during their last tenure is under process and these four government colleges include Government Medical College and Hospital, Koriyawas, Mahendragarh, Government Medical Colleges and Hospital in Jind, Government Medical College and Hospital in Gurugram by Shree Sheetla Mata Devi Shrine Board and Government Medical College in Bhiwani.

Vij said his government has started 6 other medical colleges during last 5 years which includes ESIC Medical College & Hospital in Faridabad, Al-Falah School of Medical Sciences and Research Centre in  Faridabad, World College of Medical Sciences Research and Hospital Jhajjar, Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College in Karnal, Adesh Medical College and Hospital in Kurukshetra and NC Medical College & Hospital in Israna in  Panipat.