{"license":"Free to use with attribution to Vaada Meter (license terms to be finalised)","methodVersion":"1.0","generatedAt":"2026-10-05T09:25:49.747Z","data":{"id":"bjp-up-2022-017","text":"Double the number of MBBS and other medical course seats.","quote":"हम प्रदेश में एम.बी.बी.एस. जैसे मेडिकल पाठ्यक्रमों के लिए सीटों की संख्या को दोगुना करेंगे।","quoteIsExact":true,"quoteLanguage":"hi","quoteEnglish":"We will double the number of seats for medical courses such as MBBS in the state.","page":8,"sector":"health","measurability":"measurable","importance":"major","deadline":"2027-03-31","deadlineType":"implied","status":"in_progress","rating":5,"ratingRule":"in_progress","provisional":true,"confidence":"medium","reason":"MBBS seats (government and private) were 8,528 in Feb 2023 and 12,800 in Feb 2026. The 2022 baseline is not stated, so the exact increase is unclear; from the 2023 figure seats have risen by half. The government compares with 4,540 seats in 2017.","evidence":[{"date":"2023-02-22","sourceType":"budget","publisher":"Government of Uttar Pradesh, Finance Department","title":"Budget speech 2023-2024 (Hindi), PDF p. 14","url":"https://budget.up.nic.in/budgetbhashan/budgetbhashan_2023_2024.pdf","quote":"Translated from Hindi: A total of 8528 MBBS seats have become available in government and private medical colleges / medical universities in the state.","stance":"supports"},{"date":"2026-02-11","sourceType":"budget","publisher":"Government of Uttar Pradesh, Finance Department","title":"Budget speech 2026-2027 (Hindi), PDF p. 9","url":"https://budget.up.nic.in/budgetbhashan/budgetbhashan_2026_2027.pdf","quote":"Translated from Hindi: The number of MBBS seats in government and private medical institutions was 4,540 in 2017, which has been increased to 12,800.","stance":"supports"}],"tags":["mbbs","medical-education"],"sensitive":false,"review":{"state":"ai_draft","draftedBy":"research-agent","draftedAt":"2026-10-05","reviewedBy":null,"approvedBy":null},"manifestoId":"bjp-up-2022","partyId":"bjp","electionId":"up-2022"}}