Srinagar, Feb. 23 -- In a major boost to specialised medical education in Jammu and Kashmir, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has approved 24 new super-specialty postgraduate (PG) seats in the long established Government Medical Colleges (GMCs) of Jammu and Srinagar, and SKIMS, Soura.

The seats have been approved in streams like Cardiology, Urology, Pulmonary Medicine, Medical Gastroenterology, Paediatric Surgery, Neuro-Anaesthesia, Paediatric and Neonatal Anaesthesia and Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology.

Minister for health and medical education Sakeena Itoo described the development as a major milestone.

"This achievement reflects the government's sustained efforts to improve healthcare standards and ensure advanced and spec...