{"license":"Free to use with attribution to Vaada Meter (license terms to be finalised)","methodVersion":"1.0","generatedAt":"2026-10-05T13:15:13.507Z","data":{"id":"bjp-uk-2022-017","text":"Medical colleges in every district 'wherever feasible', 30% more medical seats, AIIMS satellite centre in Kumaon","quote":"will set up medical colleges in every district of the state, wherever feasible, a 30% increase in the capacity of medical seats in the state and a satellite centre of AIIMS in Kumaon","quoteIsExact":true,"quoteLanguage":"en","quoteEnglish":null,"page":6,"sector":"health","measurability":"measurable","importance":"headline","deadline":"2027-03-23","deadlineType":"implied","status":"in_progress","rating":4,"ratingRule":"in_progress","provisional":true,"confidence":"medium","reason":"Government medical colleges ran in five districts in mid-2026; Pithoragarh got NMC approval for 50 seats in Sep 2026 and Rudrapur awaits approval, so about 6 of 13 districts. The 30% seat target and the AIIMS centre were not checked. 'Wherever feasible' softens the pledge. Provisional rating uses the 25-49% band on districts.","evidence":[{"date":"2022-02-09","sourceType":"manifesto","publisher":"BJP Uttarakhand","title":"Uttarakhand Drishti Patra 2022 (English), p. 6","url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250511131020/https://www.bjp.org/files/election-manifesto-documents/Manifesto%20English%20UK_1.pdf","quote":"will set up medical colleges in every district of the state, wherever feasible, a 30% increase in the capacity of medical seats in the state and a satellite centre of AIIMS in Kumaon","stance":"context"},{"date":"2026-06-29","sourceType":"news","publisher":"Medical Dialogues","title":"2 new GMCs with 200 MBBS seats to be operational in Uttarakhand","url":"https://medicaldialogues.in/news/education/medical-colleges/2-new-gmcs-with-200-mbbs-seats-to-be-operational-in-uttarakhand-173877","quote":"Five government medical colleges (Dehradun 150, Srinagar 150, Haldwani 125, Almora 100, Haridwar 100); Rudrapur and Pithoragarh under NMC inspection.","stance":"supports"},{"date":"2026-09-17","sourceType":"news","publisher":"Medical Dialogues","title":"Pithoragarh medical college gets NMC nod for 50 MBBS seats for 2026-27","url":"https://medicaldialogues.in/amp/news/education/medical-colleges/pithoragarh-medical-college-gets-nmc-nod-for-50-mbbs-seats-for-2026-27-179410","quote":"NMC has approved only 50 seats for Pithoragarh; efforts continue for Rudrapur approval.","stance":"supports"}],"tags":["medical-colleges"],"sensitive":false,"memeLine":null,"review":{"state":"ai_draft","draftedBy":"research-agent","draftedAt":"2026-10-05","reviewedBy":null,"approvedBy":null},"manifestoId":"bjp-uk-2022","partyId":"bjp","electionId":"uk-2022"}}