A Cabinet on Wednesday decided to recommend to the Governor to promulgate an Ordinance to convert the Kerala State Cooperative Hospital and Centre for Advanced Medical Services at Pariyaram, Kannur, into a government medical college.
Earlier, the Pariyaram medical college was administered by a board of control for a limited period. Health Minister K.K.Shylaja said the government had taken over the medical college and allied institutions including the Dental College, Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Nursing, School of Nursing, Cooperative Hridayalaya, Medical College Public School and Institute of Paramedical Sciences to streamline their functioning and ensure better administration.
A press note quoting the Minister said that by converting it into a government medical college, students would get the opportunity to study medical courses at government fee while the public could avail themselves of free treatment facilities. She said it would be a boon for north Kerala. Ms.Shylaja added that the government would transform the Pariyaram medical college into a centre of excellence with world class facilities.
