Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao launched the commencement of classes in the eight newly established state government medical colleges on Tuesday.
The class was launched online by the Chief Minister from Pragathi Bhavan, his official residence.
With this, 1,150 first-year medical students began their studies in the eight colleges located at Sangareddy, Mahabubabad, Mancherial, Jagtiyal, Vanaparthi, Kothagudem, Nagarkurnool, and Ramagundam.
During the inauguration ceremony, KCR, as the chief minister is popularly known, congratulated the medical students and staff. He also praised Health Minister Harish Rao and other senior officials for their unwavering efforts.
The chief minister described it as a “golden chapter in Telangana state history and an unforgettable day.”
“It is a proud moment that Telangana started eight medical colleges on a single day. No one dreamt of the establishment of government medical colleges in the tribal dominated Mahabubabad and in remote areas like Wanaparthy. The creation of Telangana State and the leadership of Telangana administration by the activists of Telangana struggle made the dreams come true,” he said.
KCR stated that his government is committed to establishing one medical college in each district.
The state now has 17 government medical colleges, thanks to the establishment of eight new colleges. These institutions were spread across 16 districts.
He mentioned that the construction of new medical colleges in another 17 districts will begin soon.
ALSO READ: Eight New Medical Colleges in Telangana from This Year
Telangana to receive 2200 additional MBBS seats, 8 new medical colleges
The number of seats available in government medical colleges has now increased to 2,790. KCR stated that the number of seats has increased by almost four times.
Similarly, the number of PG and Super specialty seats has increased significantly. The number of PG seats has increased from 531 to 1,180. The number of super specialty seats has also increased from 70 to 152.
“The increase of seats provided many opportunities to the students especially those belonging to Dalit, tribal, weaker sections, backward classes and minority students.”
“Availability of doctors in proportion to the population is as important as the availability of para-medical staff. It indicates the strength of the medical field,” he added.
He recalled how Telangana used to face numerous issues such as a lack of drinking water, irrigation water, electricity, medical seats, and engineering seats.
“After statehood for Telangana was achieved, a slew of innovative programs have been taken up and today Telangana is a role model in the country,” he said.
Previously, Industry and Information Technology Minister K. T. Rama Rao tweeted that in united Andhra Pradesh, three medical colleges were established in 57 years, whereas the Telangana government established 12 medical colleges in just eight years.
(This story has been sourced from a third-party syndicated feed, agencies. Raavi Media accepts no responsibility or liability for the text’s dependability, trustworthiness, reliability, and data. Raavi Media management/ythisnews.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content at its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever.)
