Nursing colleges will be opened in Masuda, Rawatbhata and Nawan | 08 May 2023

Why in News?

On 5 May 2023, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot approved the opening of new Government Nursing Colleges at Masuda in Ajmer, Rawatbhata in Chittorgarh and Nawan in Nagaur.

Key Points

• A financial provision of Rs 17.70 crore has also been approved for the operation of these new colleges.
• Along with this, approval has also been given for the creation of 24 new posts for each college. Of these posts, one post each of Principal, Vice-Principal, Professor, 2 posts of Associate Professor, 3 posts of Assistant Professor, 8 posts of Tutor, 7 posts of Executive Assistant, and 1 post of Assistant Librarian are included in each college.
• For each college, services will be taken through the agency on 10 posts of multi-tasking staff and 10 posts of security guards through Rajasthan Ex-Servicemen Corporation Ltd. (REXCO).
• It is worth mentioning that in the budget of the year 2023-24, the Chief Minister had announced the opening of a new Government Nursing College.