<h1>Cabinet Approves Rs.10,000 Crore Plan to Upgrade Medical Colleges, Adding 10,000 MBBS Seats Nationwide.</h1> The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved a proposal from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to upgrade existing State and Central Government medical colleges, aiming to increase MBBS seats by approximately 10,000. The initiative, part of a centrally sponsored scheme, involves a total cost of Rs.10,000 crore, with Rs.7,500 crore from central assistance and Rs.2,500 crore from State/Union Territory contributions. The funding distribution is 90:10 for North Eastern and special category States, and 70:30 for other States, with the cost per MBBS seat estimated at Rs.1.20 crore.