The Union government has given approval for enhanced pay scales of faculty of Autonomous Institutions of Medical Institutions under the Department of Health and Family Welfare. 2420 faculty members will be benefitted by the decision, taken by the Union Cabinet, according to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Faculty members of Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal and LGBRIHM, Tezpur will get UGC pay scale. The revised pay scale will be effective from the 1st January 2006.

After AIIMS, Maulana Azad Medical College, Vardhmaan Mahavir Medical College and some other medical colleges in Homeopathy and other system of medicine Delhi is getting ready for another medical institution to cater its students for medical and health related education.
The city government is planning to open a Medical University in the city.

Though the plan has not taken concrete shape but high level sources in Delhi government say that University College of Medical Sciences (UCMS) may be upgraded as independent university by detaching it from Delhi University. This may be done on the line of formation of Delhi Technological University (DTU) by converting Delhi College of Engineering into a full fleged university. The sources say that this will be done on the basis of recommendations of Knowledge Commission. The proposed university will work under Delhi Government.