Tourism Minister Denies YSRCP Allegations on Medical College Privatisation

Swift Summary

• Tourism,Culture,adn Cinematography Minister Kandula Durgesh refuted YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) claims that the TDP government is privatising medical colleges through the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model.
• He clarified that the PPP model accelerates construction while maintaining ownership and control with the State government upon completion. Benefits include reduced financial burden on the government and increased accessibility to medical education with an additional 150 MBBS seats per college.
• Colleges are being upgraded based on National Medical commission (NMC) norms to target 100 MBBS seats annually.
• Mr. Durgesh challenged YSRCP president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s claim of approving 17 colleges during his tenure by highlighting incomplete progress under their management-such as:

– markapuram college: 17% complete
– Madanapalle: 12%
– Pulivendula: 77%
– Adoni: 15%

• Only ₹1,445 crore (17%) of a required ₹8,500 crore was spent under previous projects; some colleges started classes without proper infrastructure or facilities like hostels.
• Under TDP leadership:

– Paderu college opened for the academic year in April or September of FY2024-25.
– Development plans focus on completing certain colleges in phase one and initiating new construction at additional locations like Amalapuram, Penukonda, etc., in phase two.

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