Chief minister Revanth Reddy orders comprehensive overhaul of medical colleges
Hyderabad: Chief minister A
Revanth Reddy
on Monday directed the medical and health department to prepare a comprehensive action plan to improve facilities and address deficiencies in all 34 govt medical colleges across Telangana.
The directive comes in response to serious lapses pointed out by the National Medical Commission (NMC) in 26 medical colleges during inspections.
The chief minister announced that an official committee would be constituted to identify the key requirements of each college. This includes immediate infrastructure needs, recruitment of teaching and support staff, enhancement of hospital facilities, and procurement of essential medical equipment.
The committee will also conduct field visits and submit a detailed report to the government at the earliest.
Chairing a review meeting on the functioning of medical colleges and the overall health department, CM Revanth asked officials to draw up a comprehensive report on issues related to staffing, promotions, hospital bed strength, and filling up of vacancies.
He assured that the state govt would immediately release the necessary funds and also follow up with the Union health ministry to resolve issues related to pending permissions and central funding.
He specifically directed officials to take up the matter with Union health minister JP Nadda, if required.
The CM suggested using a digital application to track and monitor hospital operations, including patient visits, doctors' attendance, service quality, and hospital functioning hours. He instructed chief secretary K Ramakrishna Rao to hold monthly reviews—starting from the third week of every month—on both healthcare delivery and medical education.
Recognising the rising demand for trained nursing professionals in Japan, the CM also directed officials to introduce Japanese as an optional subject in nursing colleges across Telangana. He said the Japanese govt had expressed willingness to support this initiative by facilitating Japanese language instruction for nursing students in the state.
The CM stressed that strengthening healthcare infrastructure and medical education is a top priority for his govt and that timely intervention was crucial to ensure quality care and training.
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