Monday 13 February 2012 Government 2.0: The Road Ahead
India to set up 137 nursing schools

It is aimed at increasing the availability of trained nursing manpower and improve the quality of nursing education

New Delhi: The Cabinet on Thursday approved setting up of 137 General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) Schools in at least 18 states to boost human resource in the health sector.

The schools will be opened in these states at a total cost of Rs 1,370 crore with a cost sharing pattern of 85:15 between the central government and states. The expenditure on the part of the central government would be Rs 1,164.50 crore and the states are to contribute Rs 205.50 crore, the cabinet said in a statement.

These schools will upgrade and strengthen human resource for health in high focus states like Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and all Northeastern states, reports IANS.

"This is expected to increase the availability of trained nursing manpower and improve the quality of nursing education in the backward and special category states of the country. This would also facilitate improvement in the quality of nursing services in the hospitals," the cabinet added.
 

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