NMC population cap for medical colleges: Andhra Health Minister meets Mandaviya, seeks relaxation on NMC rules
New Delhi: Demanding relaxation in the two provisions of the National Medical Commission (NMC), Andhra Pradesh Health Minister Vidadala Rajini on Wednesday met Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.
According to a PTI report, an official statement said Mandaviya responded positively to Rajini’s request and assured him that appropriate measures will be taken.
“The NMC has brought many new regulations. The new rules have been brought to allow only one hundred seats for every ten lakh population in each state,” Rajini said in her representation to the central government.
The other NMC rule states that a hospital with a capacity of 605 beds should be provided for new medical colleges, she said and expressed concern over these two provisions.
Rajini said: “These two provisions would cause serious damage to the newly formed state of Andhra Pradesh. After the bifurcation of the state, Andhra Pradesh lost badly in terms of medical care services.” In the meeting, she informed that the Andhra Pradesh government is constructing 17 new medical colleges with an investment of Rs 8,480 crore. The construction of five medical colleges has already been completed and would be operational next year.
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