According to the report, Bihar government had proposed opening of 11 medical colleges, 1 dental college and 61 nursing training institutes in last 10 years but only 2 medical colleges and 2 nursing institutes have been opened so far.
The report further said that 61 per cent more physicians, 69 per cent more dentists and 92 per cent more nurses are still required, while there is a 56 per cent shortfall in teaching faculties in medical colleges. Besides, the state government did not make use of the 75 per cent allocated funds in the health sector.
