Puducherry Chief Minister N. Rangasamy said on Thursday that the government would accord permission to private players to establish medical colleges in the Union Territory.
After inaugurating the IMPEXPO 2023 conference and expo organised by the Aarupadai Veedu Medical College and Hospital, the CM said, all that was needed was a 25-acre site that the private player should have, to start the college. The government’s aim, he said, was to have more medical colleges in Puducherry for professionals of various disciplines to gain employment opportunities.
The Chief Minister said that though Puducherry has a robust healthcare system, there is a need for more super-speciality services to spare patients the trouble of going to cities like Chennai to get speciality care.
The CM paid rich tributes to the services rendered by doctors of the government-run Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute (IGMCRI) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their dedicated work brought down the mortality rate and earned the confidence and faith of the people, he said. He also called upon medical students to concentrate on the latest innovations and research practices and bring credit to the Union Territory.
Minister for Public Works K. Lakshminarayanan said the government had so far spent ₹450 crore under the Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Financial Assistance Scheme since its inception in 2003. Under the scheme, students from the Union Territory, selected through the Centralised Admission Committee (CENTAC), are given financial assistance to join professional courses.
A.S. Ganesan, chairman, Vinayaka Mission Research Foundation, and Anuradha Ganesan, director of the Foundation were also present on the occasion.
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