India, March 29 -- The state government will establish a medical college in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district.

Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi revealed this during the discussion on Appropriation Bill in the Assembly today.

"The Chief Minister has announced that the state government will set up a medical college in Jagatsinghpur. The government is also taking steps for the establishment of an airfield in the district," said Paradeep MLA and Industries Minister Sampad Chandra Swain.

It is worth mentioning here that the state government had earlier announced that medical colleges will be set up in all districts of Odisha in next five years.

In 2014, the Union Government had framed a new rule for setting up of medical colleges in all dis...