<span style="color: #222222;">Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has said the Centre is planning to convert 75 hospitals in aspirational districts across the country into medical colleges in a phased manner.<br />''<br />''He said, a target has been set to convert 49 hospitals, including six in Odisha, into medical colleges within the next five years.<br />''<br />''Speaking on the sidelines of the function at AIIMS in Bhubaneswar yesterday, the Union Health Minister said Centre has included 10 districts of Odisha in the list of aspirational districts.<br />''<br />''Stating that the Centre has planned to set up 1 lakh 50 thousand health and wellness centres across the country under the Ayushman Bharat scheme, Dr Vardhan said that 25 thousand such units have already been established.<br />''<br />''The Minister The minister also reiterated the Odisha government to implement the Ayushman Bharat scheme in the state. </span><br />