New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced 10,000 additional seats in medical colleges as well as daycare cancer centres in all district hospitals.

Presenting her eighth consecutive budget and the NDA government's second full Union Budget of its third term, the Finance Minister said that India has seen remarkable growth in medical education in the last 10 years.

"10,000 additional seats to be added in medical colleges next year and 75,000 seats to be added in next five years," she said.

"All district hospitals to have daycare cancer centres. About 200 daycare cancer centres will be established in 2025-26," the FM said.

Further, "broadband connectivity to primary health centres will help in exp...