Kurnool, Oct 16: YSRCP public representatives submitted an appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Orvakal, requesting his intervention to stop the privatization of Government Medical Colleges in Andhra Pradesh.
YSRCP Alur MLA Virupakshi, MLC Madhusudan, and Zilla Parishad Chairman Errabothula Papi Reddy submitted a representation to the Prime Minister opposing the move by the Andhra Pradesh Government led by Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu to privatize Government Medical Colleges.
Speaking to media, they said that while former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy had initiated 17 Government Medical Colleges, the present Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu is now attempting to hand them over to his favoured individuals through privatization.
They strongly condemned the government’s move to allow single-tender bids, calling it highly objectionable and financially irresponsible. They expressed anger that established regulations were being compromised to benefit private entities close to the ruling leadership. The YSRCP leaders said that the efforts made by former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy to provide medical education and quality healthcare to the poor are now being systematically dismantled.
They recalled that five medical colleges were completed and academic classes had begun during the previous government, while construction of two more colleges had been completed last year. They warned that handing over institutions meant to serve the public under the government sector to private hands in bulk would severely harm the poor and middle-class families. They also pointed out that even in BJP-ruled states, newly established medical colleges are being run by the government and not handed over to private parties.
In view of this, they said the representation submitted to the Prime Minister urged him to guide the Chandrababu-led Andhra Pradesh Government to withdraw the privatization decision and protect public medical infrastructure in the interest of the people.
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