Srinagar, Aug. 2 -- The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoH&FW) has released state-wise data on MBBS seats for the academic year 2024-25, revealing a significant boost in medical education capacity in Jammu & Kashmir.

According to the data, Jammu & Kashmir has seen its MBBS seat capacity increase from 1,135 in 2020-21 to 1,385 in 2024-25 - adding 250 new seats over the past five years.

In a significant development, the Union Territory of Ladakh, which had no medical college until now, has been allotted 100 MBBS seats for the first time.

According to the news agency KNO, the region had long demanded a medical college to address the shortage of doctors and improve healthcare infrastructure in the high-altitude Himalayan territory....