The Karnataka government plans to establish medical colleges in every district of the state to ensure seats for meritorious students at subsidised rates and also offer quality health care facilities.

Medical education minister Sharanaprakash R.
Patil, who held a meeting with CM Siddaramaiah and minister for higher education and tourism R.V.
Deshpande, said that several districts do not have government-run medical colleges and the private ones charge exorbitant rates for admission. The plan envisages improving availability of doctors in the state. In the 12th five year plan, the Centre too planned to support states to set up medical colleges