Telangana Budget 2022: Government to set up Women's University, medical college in each district

The first women's university in the state of Telangana is going to be established along with a medical college in every district over the next two years, the Finance Minister said.

Telangana government has announced that it will set up the first women's university in the state. While presenting the budget 2022-23 in the Assembly, Finance Minister Harish Rao announced that the government has allocated Rs 100 crore for the purpose. 

Telangana Budget 2022: Women's University

“The Government of Telangana believes that women have to be at the forefront in higher education also. To achieve this, I am proud to announce to this August House that the first women's university in the state of Telangana is going to be established. An outlay of Rs 100 crore is proposed towards the same,” the Minister said in his budget speech.

He also announced that the forest college set up at Mulugu after the formation of Telangana state would be upgraded into a Forest University. An outlay of Rs 100 crore is proposed towards the same. He further said that the government has initiated measures to introduce the English medium in all the schools.

“The poor students who study predominantly in government schools also should also have the benefit of studying in English. These students also get opportunities on par with others. That is why the Government is introducing English as the medium of instruction,” he said.

He announced the launch of a new programme with an outlay of Rs 7,289 crore to develop the schools in a big way. This program is known as “Mana Ooru Mana Badi” in rural areas and as “Mana Basti Mana Badi” in urban areas.

Telangana Budget 2022: Medical College

The government announced that a medical college will be established in every district over the next two years. During the calendar year 2022, eight new medical colleges will come up. By 2023, new medical colleges would be established in the remaining eight districts.

With an aim to expand the medical facilities in Hyderabad, the government has decided that there would be super specialty hospitals on all four sides of the city. These institutions will be collectively known as Telangana Institutions of Medical Sciences (TIMS). These hospitals will be established at Gachibowli, LB Nagar, Alwal, and Erragadda. With each of these super-specialty hospitals having 1000 beds, the poor people need not look at corporate hospitals for their healthcare needs, he said.

The government is also planning to add 2,000 beds at Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS). With this, the total number of beds in the NIMS would increase to 3,489. The government also decided to establish a “Health City” in Warangal. The city already has Kaloji Narayana Rao Health University. A new super speciality hospital with 2,000 beds is going to be constructed. With an outlay of Rs 1,100 crore, this hospital will function in a building with 24 floors and with 35 super specialities. The government proposed an outlay of Rs 1,000 crore towards the establishment of new medical colleges.

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