Soon: New medical colleges to come up in each constituency of Andhra Pradesh

Vizianagaram: In a major boost to medical education in Andhra Pradesh, the state government has decided to construct new medical colleges for every Parliamentary constituency in the state for Rs 8,000 crore. 

With a medical college in each constituency, the state will become a hub for advanced medical care and provide access to patients living in rural areas with improved healthcare infrastructure. Medical aspirants will also have the option of choosing a medical college according to their accessibility. 

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 which is a few steps away to be completed soon. 

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Altogether Rs 500 crore is being spent for the construction of this new medical college in Gajularega, which will come up in about 70 acres. While the entire area of the college will be around 14 lakh square feet, in the first phase, construction work has begun for an area of 6 lakh square feet.

Speaking to TH during the inspection on June 9, Mr. Krishna Babu said “The State government is spending ₹500 crore on each medical college. More than 1,000 employees will be recruited in each college."

He also said that nine more medical colleges would be constructed in various places, including Paderu, Pulivendula, and Adoni. As a result, 750 new MBBS seats would be available from this year with the National Medical Commission (NMC) nod. 

Vizianagaram district Collector S. Nagalakshmi and college principal K. Padmaleela were present at the inspection site. 

Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that medical colleges at Eluru, Vizianagaram, Rajamahendravaram, Nandyal and Machilipatnam districts of the State will commence the MBBS admission process in 150 MBBS seats each.

Talking about the five new medical colleges in Vizianagaram, Eluru, Machilipatnam, Rajamahendravaram, and Nandyal, the Minister said that they would soon be ready for taking up admissions soon. 

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