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The Centre has released Rs 260 crore to the Jammu and Kashmir's health and medical education department for five new medical colleges. "The Union health ministry has sanctioned the five medical colleges at a cost of Rs 189 crore each, which includes Rs 139 crore for civil works and Rs 50 crore for machinery and equipment," he said. Work on new medical colleges is going on since they were sanctioned during UPA government led by Manmohan Singh. ALSO READ |NIOS releases hall tickets for 3rd D.El.Ed Exam, more details insideThe five new medical colleges in Jammu and Kashmir are coming up at Anantnag, Baramulla, Doda, Kathua and Rajouri. “With the completion of these medical colleges, 500 MBBS students would be annually added to the overall capacity of MBBS course in the state,” he said..