Bhubaneswar, Aug 05: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Odisha Health Minister Dr. Mukesh Mahaling today met Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda and requested for the issuance of Letter of Permission (LoP) for admission of total 200 MBBS students in the academic year 2025-26 at Pavitra Mohan Pradhan Medical College (PMPMC), Talcher and Government Medical College (GMC), Phulbani.
They also discussed on further strengthening healthcare services in the state.
Mahaling urged the Union Health Minister for prompt intervention to grant LoP for admission of 100 MBBS students each at both colleges for the 2025–26 academic session.
According to information, both institutions have recently been established to cater to the growing demand in the medical education sector of Odisha. The respective Deans and Principals of these two institutions had already submitted their applications for LoP on 18th January 2025 through the National Medical Commission (NMC) portal.
The National Medical Commission (NMC) teams had conducted physical inspections of the colleges – on 23rd June 2025 for Pavitra Mohan Pradhan Medical College (PMPMC), Talcher, and on 28th May 2025 for Government Medical College (GMC), Phulbani.
The state government has provided the necessary budgetary grants to enhance facilities and ensure quality medical education at both institutions.
With the granting of the LoP, two more government medical colleges will be added to the state’s healthcare infrastructure, increasing the total number from 14 to 16 government medical colleges. Consequently, the total number of MBBS seats in government institutions will increase to 1800.
During the meeting, Panchayati Raj Minister Rabi Narayan Naik, Cuttack MP Bhartruhari Mahtab, Bargarh MP Pradeep Purohit, and Kandhamal MP Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi were present on the occasion.
