Major Boost to Medical Education: 17 New Medical Colleges to Come Up in Andhra Pradesh

According to the proposed fee structure by the State, the general category students will be charged Rs 15,000. For the category B seats, the fees will be Rs 12 lakh and for the NRIs, the annual fees will be Rs 20 lakh.

The Health Minister also took a dig at the opposition and opined that instead of criticising the State Government's efforts to improve the health and medical infrastructure, the political parties must extend their support. “Unlike the TDP regime, the YSRC govt is setting up 17 new medical colleges in the State,” the Minister said.

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that the State Government of Andhra Pradesh had decided to construct new medical colleges for every Parliamentary constituency in the state for Rs 8,000 crore.

The confirmation in this regard came from Special Chief Secretary (Medical and Health) Mr Krishna Babu. He made the announcement while inspecting the work of the new medical college at Gajularega, on the outskirts of Vizianagaram.

Earlier, the Health Minister of the State had informed about setting up 17 new medical colleges in the last four years, spending Rs 500 crores on each college. She had also mentioned that five medical colleges in the State, which recently received approval from Dr NTR University of Health Sciences and the National Medical Commission, would commence classes in around 750 MBBS seats from September this year.

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