Health and Family Welfare Minister K.R. Ramesh Kumar said that the State government will soon bring in a new health policy in the State.
Participating at the centenary celebrations of Sri Shivaratri Rajendra Mahaswamy on Monday, Mr. Ramesh Kumar said private hospitals and nursing homes were mushrooming across the State and most were set up to amass wealth.
He told entrepreneurs that there were other avenues to invest and earn money and told them to stay away from health.
The Minister also expressed concern over MBBS graduates and junior doctors reluctant to work in rural places, even though all facilities and good salaries were offered. He said that since the State government bore a portion of the fees of these students, it was their duty to serve in rural places for one or two years.
He said that the government had offered radiologists working in private hospitals to work part-time in government hospitals for a decent payment, but they were not willing to do the same.
The government had sanctioned more seats for medical colleges for specialised subjects to ensure sufficient specialist doctors to treat people, he said.
Minister expresses concern over MBBS graduates and junior doctors reluctant to work in rural places
