Puducherry govt to aid in starting of new medical colleges by private players

Puducherry CM N Rangasamy said that aspiring medical students should not face any difficulty in getting medical seats in the union territory. Read here for more information.

Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy said that the government would approve projects from private players to start medical colleges in the union territory.

“There would be no hurdles or delay in getting approval to start medical colleges by private players in Puducherry. If any private entrepreneur arranges for a 25 acre land to start the college, the government would accord speedy approval,” said the Chief Minister, as reported by News 18.

Rangasamy said that the government was encouraging health tourism and there is a need to provide super speciality hospitals in Puducherry. 

“Still, the rising demand for medical education could be met if private players came forward with a 25 acre land to start the colleges in Puducherry and the government would accord approval enabling them to start the colleges,” he added.

The chief minister also paid tributes to the ‘dedicated work the doctors and other health personnel’ of the government-run Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute in Puducherry had done during the Covid 19 period saving “a large number of people from the impact of the corona virus.”

Puducherry CM N Rangasamy earlier said that the Union Territory has carved a niche for itself in implementing health care services by establishing a sufficient number of primary health care centres in all urban and rural areas. 

Noting that Puducherry had established a name in health care programmes, the Chief Minister said, "we are not complacent as we are keen that our health facilities should further improve."

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