PPP-Model Medical Colleges in Madhya Pradesh Tribal Districts

Key facts

• Madhya Pradesh to set up India’s first PPP-model medical colleges in Dhar and Betul tribal districts.
• State government provides up to 25 acres of land on lease; private partners build academic and clinical infrastructure.
• Associated district hospitals upgraded as per National Medical Commission norms while remaining under State administrative control.
• Two more PPP colleges planned at Katni and Panna; foundation ceremonies for these to follow.
• Chief Minister announces similar PPP medical colleges will also come up in Bhind, Morena, Khargone, Ashoknagar, Guna, Balaghat, Tikamgarh, Sidhi, and Shajapur districts.