T.N. to seek approval for six more medical colleges: Health Minister

We will stress the need for exempting the State from NEET, says Ma. Subramanian

Tamil Nadu would seek the nod to establish new government medical colleges in six more districts of Perambalur, Mayiladuthurai, Tenkasi, Ranipet, Tirupattur and Kancheepuram, according to Health Minister Ma. Subramanian.

The Minister along with the Health Secretary would be meeting the Union Health Minister in New Delhi on Friday evening to make seven to eight representations. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, he noted that former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi had brought in a scheme in 2011 to establish a medical college in every district.

He said 50 students were being admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Madurai and accommodated at the government medical college, Ramanathapuram. The need to expedite construction work for AIIMS, Madurai and establishing another AIIMS in Coimbatore would be emphasised, he said. “We will stress the need for exempting the State from the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test,” the Minister said. The views of students who returned from Ukraine– to enable them to continue medical education in India or in other countries having medical curriculum similar to that of Ukraine – would be represented. A demand to start an undergraduate course in diabetology would also be put forward, he said.

Families of 168 frontline workers, who died of COVID-19, have received financial assistance to the tune of ₹74.25 crore in Tamil Nadu– 129 persons have received ₹50 lakh each from the Union government’s fund, amounting to ₹64.50 crore, and 39 have received ₹25 lakh each from Tamil Nadu government’s fund, amounting to ₹9.75 crore, he said.

On Thursday, the Minister handed over ₹25 lakh each to the kin of two frontline workers from Salem and Villupuram districts.

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