‘Tura college to remain govt property with pvt mgmt'
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Shillong:
Meghalaya chief minister
Conrad K Sangma on Monday said there is a challenge in operationalising the Tura Medical College and Hospital, as recruiting professionals and doctors for the college will be difficult due to lack of qualified professionals within the state.
Addressing a gathering at Mendipathar, he said that the govt would like to clarify that the Tura Medical College and Hospital will remain a "govt property", while the management of the college will be by a private entity.
"The majority of seats in the college will be reserved for Meghalaya students, while a few seats will be allotted to the private management, enabling them to manage the administration and salaries of the medical college faculty.
The hospital will function as a govt entity," the CM said.
"State students studying at the college will be under the state quota, while certain seats will be under the management quota, which will be managed by the private management," he said. The CM also clarified there is no intention to hand over the complete management and administration of Tura Medical College and Hospital to any private entity. "The management of the medical college will be with private sector entity, while the ownership of the hospital and college will remain with the govt," he added.
Mentioning that managing a medical college requires strict adherence to Medical Council guidelines, including having faculty with the required experience, the CM said given the current lack of specialists in govt-managed hospitals, and shortage of professionals in the state as was faced while recruiting for Shillong Medical College, the govt will operationalise the Tura Medical College as a "joint venture" with the selected private partner, with limited and defined roles.
"To ensure the timely and effective operationalisation of the medical college, particularly in light of faculty shortages and non-availability of qualified medical professionals within the state, a Private Sector Entity (PSE) will be on-boarded only for operational management of the academic portion of the medical college under a PPP framework," an official statement said, adding that the college will operate as a Joint Venture (Special Purpose Vehicle) between the govt and the selected private partner, with limited and defined roles.
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