Andhra Health Minister defends PPP mannequin, refutes Jagans privatisation declare on medical faculties

Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare Minister Satya Kumar Yadav on Saturday (September 13, 2025) wrote a letter to former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, who had criticised the TDP-led NDA authorities for “privatising” authorities medical faculties beneath the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mannequin.

Dismissing the allegation, Mr. Satya Kumar Yadav accused Mr. Jagan of deceptive individuals. He clarified that beneath the PPP mannequin, the federal government retains management of the tasks, whereas personal companions convey within the required sources. Privatisation, alternatively, means handing over tasks fully to personal entities, he mentioned.

Explaining why the PPP route turned obligatory, the Minister recalled that the YSRCP authorities had proposed establishing 17 new Government Medical Colleges (GMCs) at an estimated price of ₹8,480 crore, however spent solely ₹1,451 crore in the direction of payments.

He mentioned a complete of ₹2,425 crore was authorized for 5 faculties within the second part, however the YSRCP authorities may spend solely ₹745 crore. After the NDA authorities took workplace, it needed to bear the remaining ₹1,680 crore, he identified.

Regarding the seven faculties deliberate within the third part, the Minister mentioned the earlier authorities had accomplished solely 14.78% of the works. Against the proposed ₹3,530 crore expenditure, it had spent merely ₹288 crore. “Does Mr. Jagan anticipate the NDA authorities to spend ₹4,688 crore in only one 12 months when he may spend solely ₹1,461 crore in 4 years?” he requested.

Highlighting these figures, Mr. Satya Kumar Yadav argued that Mr. Jagan’s plan for 17 new medical faculties was riddled with gaps and will solely be sustained in the long term if carried out within the PPP mode. “This is the compelling cause for the NDA authorities choosing the PPP mannequin to develop medical faculties. The compulsion was created by you,” the Minister wrote, including that if the current authorities continued to spend on the tempo of its predecessor, it could take 23 years to finish the universities.