Shimla: To address the acute shortage of trained technical staff in various health institutions impacting the delivery of healthcare services, the state govt has decided to enhance the number of seats for technician courses after nearly 23 years.
The installation of modern machinery in healthcare institutions requires trained manpower, and the state govt decision aims to provide quality healthcare services to the people of the state, said a govt spokesperson.
The govt has enhanced the seat capacity for providing training in courses like BSc medical laboratory technique; BSc radio and imaging, BSc anaesthesia and operation theatre technique from 10 each to 50 seats each per course in Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla.
At Dr Rajendra Prasad Govt Medical College, Tanda, the seats in courses, including BSc medical laboratory technique, BSc radiology, and BSc anaesthesia, have been increased from 18 each to 50 seats each per course, said the spokesperson.TNN
