India, Aug. 3 -- In a boost to medical education and public healthcare in Pimpri-Chinchwad, the State government has granted final approval to establish a BSc Nursing College at the Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial (YCM) Hospital, run by the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC). The new college, named the 'Institute of Nursing Sciences', will commence its operations with an intake of 60 students from the academic year 2025-26, officials announced on Saturday.

According to officials, the nursing college will be housed in the newly constructed 11-storey building on the YCM Hospital campus. Additionally, the classes and training sessions will be conducted on the third, fourth, and sixth floors of the said building. According to official...