The Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao would virtually inaugurate new medical colleges in Kamareddy, Karimnagar, Khammam, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Nirmal, Rajanna Sircilla, Vikarabad and Janagama districts today on a virtual basis.
All the colleges are funded by the state, which will all begin operations simultaneously. Speaking about the growth of medical education in Telangana since bifurcation, Minister for Health Harish Rao said, “We used to produce 2,850 doctors each year. We started eight medical colleges last year in one go and tomorrow, we will add nine more.
We will do eight more next year. We will be converting 10,000 school students into doctors each year across both public and private institutions, which is a matter of great pride, being the highest in India.
The idea of the BRS Government is to provide medical colleges in every district across the state. There were five medical colleges in 10 districts of Telangana before bifurcation. Under Dr Y. S. Rajashekar Reddy, Rayalaseema with four districts got its fourth medical college in Kadapa, besides its three existing ones in Tirupati, Chittoor, and Anantapur. But they would not give one to Telangana. Today, we are set to establish nine more new medical colleges in our state the Health Minister added.
Harish has been developing the medical infrastructure in a big way in the state of Telangana. The Basthi davakhaanas also improved considerably in the state.
