Punjab CM announces ₹563 crore medical college with 100 MBBS seats for Malerkotla
On Eid, 21 March 2026, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced a ₹563 crore medical college with 100 MBBS seats in Malerkotla on about 25 acres of transferred defence land, along with a 150-bed ESI hospital under construction.
Summary
Addressing people at the Eidgah in Malerkotla on Eid-ul-Fitr, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said about 25 acres of defence land had been transferred to the state for a medical college costing about ₹563 crore with 100 MBBS seats. A 150-bed ESI hospital is being built on about 8.5 acres, as there is no such hospital between Khanna and Ludhiana, and a nursing college and a 200-bed hospital will come up with the medical college. He urged families to enrol for cashless treatment of up to ₹10 lakh under the Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana.
Key facts
- Date
- 21 March 2026 (Eid-ul-Fitr)
- Place
- Malerkotla, Punjab
- Medical college
- ~₹563 crore, 100 MBBS seats, ~25 acres of transferred defence land
- ESI hospital
- 150 beds on ~8.5 acres
- Also
- Nursing college and 200-bed hospital
- Health cover
- Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana – cashless up to ₹10 lakh
Practice MCQs 2 questions
In March 2026, Punjab announced a ₹563 crore medical college with 100 MBBS seats in which town?
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Correct answer: C — Malerkotla
CM Bhagwant Mann announced the medical college in Malerkotla on Eid, 21 March 2026.
Under Punjab's Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana, mentioned by the CM in Malerkotla, families can get cashless treatment of up to:
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Correct answer: D — ₹10 lakh
The CM urged families to enrol for cashless treatment of up to ₹10 lakh under the Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana.