Infrastructure work for 11 new medical colleges expedited

Posts have already been created, says Radhakrishnan

Work on getting the infrastructure ready for the 11 new government medical colleges has been expedited, according to Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan. The construction of the medical colleges was in various stages for the first year, he said. “We have expedited the work to get the infrastructure ready for the first year. The Minister for Medical and Family Welfare has inspected the work, including in Tiruvallur, Namakkal and the Nilgiris. Already, the posts for these colleges have been created,” he told reporters on the sidelines of a meeting held by the Minister with representatives of doctors’ associations on Tuesday. He added that the inspection by the National Medical Commission (NMC) teams was likely to start next month. “They have a criterion that infrastructure for the first year, such as lecture halls, common rooms and administrative buildings, should be ready during the inspection. Simultaneously, we need to expedite the work on the government medical college hospitals,” he added.