Jagan calls for a rollback on transfer to privatise medical faculties in Andhra Pradesh

Launching a scathing assault on the NDA authorities over the proposal to ‘privatise the medical faculties’, YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has stated that the transfer would make medical training unaffordable for college students from poor monetary backgrounds and result in exploitation by non-public hospitals.

“Why is the federal government able to spend ₹2 lakh crore on creating infrastructure in Amaravati, however not ₹5,000 crore to finish the medical faculties which is able to profit the poor and strengthen rural healthcare infrastructure,” requested the previous Chief Minister after inspecting the under-construction medical school at Makavarapalem in Narsipatnam Constituency of Anakapalli district on Thursday.

Addressing the media, Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy stated the YSRCP, throughout its tenure, had deliberate to arrange 17 medical faculties, with one for each seven to eight Assembly constituencies, to make medical training and superior healthcare accessible to the poor. The thought was to stop folks from relying on non-public hospitals or travelling to different districts for remedy.

During the 2023–24 monetary yr, he claimed, 5 new faculties have been began in Vizianagaram, Rajamahendravaram, Eluru, Machilipatnam and Nandyal.

Classes additionally started in these faculties, including 800 extra medical seats to the overall. Medical faculties at Paderu and Pulivendula had began working when the NDA authorities assued the workplace, he stated.

Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy accused Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu of halting the works on the remaining ten faculties by issuing a cease memo in September 2024.

He claimed that the overall variety of medical seats would have elevated to 4,910, together with 2,360 free seats for economically deprived college students and the remainder at a low value, enabling hundreds of households to entry inexpensive medical training and healthcare.

The YSRCP chief acknowledged that between 1923 and 2019, the North Coastal Andhra area had solely two authorities medical faculties— Andhra Medical College in Visakhapatnam and RIMS in Srikakulam.

“The British established the AMC. My father late Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy had established the RIMS. Mr. Naidu didn’t construct any school throughout his tenure. The YSRCP authorities had launched the medical school tasks at Narsipatnam, Paderu, Parvathipuram-Manyam, and Vizianagaram, in addition to a Super Speciality Hospital and Kidney Research Centre at Palasa,” he stated.

He slammed the native MLA and Assembly Speaker Ch. Ayyanna Patrudu for making ‘unfounded’ remarks in regards to the Makavarapalem Medical College.

Displaying the G.O. No. 204, Mr. Jagan stated the muse stone for the 600-bed school was laid in 2022. The school was designed to supply 150 seats yearly. “The Speaker, by spreading false data, had insulted the dignity of his workplace,” he stated.

Earlier within the day, Mr. Jagan landed at Visakhapatnam airport and proceeded to Makavarapalem to assessment the continuing building works. He acquired a rousing welcome from YSRCP staff who lined up alongside the path to greet him. Despite heavy rain and waterlogging in elements of Anakapalli district, big crowds gathered alongside the route, and his street journey lasted almost 5 hours.