The scheme will run from 2025-26 to 2029-30. The state government will provide financial support for construction, expansion and maintenance of ‘Geeta Bhavans’. Ownership will remain with the state, while new ‘Geeta Bhavans’ will also be developed under PPP models such as Hybrid Annuity Model and Service Fee-based Model.The cabinet meeting also decided to provide scholarships for 12 months instead of the current 10 months system, for mess facilities in tribal hostels operated under the Tribal Welfare Department. The scholarships, based on student attendance, currently stand at Rs 1,650 per month for boys and Rs 1,700 per month for girls.Also, 70 years after its establishment, the Gandhi Medical College (GMC) in Bhopal will have Department of Endocrinology, along with 20 new posts including Professor (1), Associate Professor (1), Senior Residents (2), Junior Residents (2), Senior Nursing Officers (2) and Nursing Officers (12). One dietician will also be appointed on an outsourced basis. This will strengthen super-specialty health services, improve diagnosis and treatment of hormonal disorders, expand medical education and research, and promote innovation in endocrinology.
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