Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (UP), Yogi Adityanath released the rating of 383 Nursing colleges, and 294 Paramedical colleges in the state. These include both private as well as government colleges.

These ratings will be made available to the public through the official website of the UP State Medical Faculty. This move will enable colleges to gain valuable insights into their quality standing and serve as an inspiration for them to improve their teaching and training methodologies.

The colleges have been classified into five grades: A, B, C, D, and E which serve as a useful tool to evaluate their standing.

Colleges such as Indra Gandhi School of Nursing (Amethi), Vedanta School of Nursing (Azamgarh), Ruhelkhand School of Nursing (Barielly), to name a few, have received A-rating.

The rating mechanism is a part of "Mission Niramaya," a pioneering initiative aimed at elevating the quality of pre-service education programmes in Nursing and Paramedical Education.

The Chief Minister also announced the addition of two Medical Colleges in public-private partnership (PPP) mode to the existing set. These colleges to be set up in Mau and Shamli form the next phase of an ambitious program One District One Medical College launched in September 2021 to provide medical colleges in the unserved districts. The two private partners selected are Rajeev Samajik Shiksha Sewa Sansthan for Mau district and Gyan Chetna Educational Society for Shamli district.

These 2 medical colleges, once operational, will add at least 200 doctors to the medical workforce annually, and generate at least 1300 jobs as direct employment. A total of Rs 200-300 crore is envisaged to be injected into the state economy by each of the private investors. The move is expected to add an additional 600 beds to the districts over the next 5 years.