Getting the Medical Council of India approve 950 medical seats for the State has been listed as the first major achievement by Health Minister Kamineni Srinivas. In a report released on completing 60 days in office, the Minister said besides the 650 seats in government medical colleges, he was able to get the MCI approve another 300 seats in private medical colleges.
The sanction of Rs 1,200 crore for the establishment of an AIIMS-like super-speciality hospital in Vijayawada, Rs. 120 crore for the re-opening of a cancer hospital at Chinakakani in Guntur district, sanction of Rs. 45 crore each for cancer units in Visakhapatnam, Nellore and Kurnool districts , sanctioning of a Nature Cure unit in Guntur General Hospital, basic equipment for SVIMS in Tirupati and VIMS in Visakhapatnam and Rs. 40 crore (Rs. 20 crore each) for development of maternity hospitals at Kakinada and Guntur are top on the Minister’s progress report.
The Minister said that top priority was being given to the cleansing of the Health and Medical department.
