The Andhra Pradesh Government is planning to set up 14 medical colleges in the state to give a fillip to healthcare sector and be better prepared for any eventuality such as pandemics.
It may be noted that only 10 medical colleges were sanctioned in the last 100 years in the state. The Government hopes that with the establishment of medical colleges, there would be better supply of medical professionals.
The 16 new colleges will come up in Pulivendula, Paderu, Machilipatnam, Vizianagaram, Anakapalli, Rajahmundry, Amalapuram, Palakollu, Eluru, Bapatla, Markapuram, Madanapalli, Penukonda, Nandyal and Adoni respectively.
The new projects are estimated to cost the government exchequer a total of Rs. 7,880 crore. The government is also investing a total of over Rs 1600 crore in revamping the health infrastructure in the state.
The government has also decided to encourage the private sector by offering free land to anybody who is ready to build a super speciality hospital with an investment of Rs 100 crore in the next three years.
District officials have been instructed to identify land and start the process keeping in mind a target of 80 speciality/super speciality hospitals to be constructed in the next three years.
