NE NEWS SERVICE
RAMANATHAPURAM, MARCH 1
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami said that the state will admit 1,650 more students to its medical colleges from academic year 2021-22 in addition to the existing 3,250 seats filled at present here on Sunday. Mr. Palaniswami said Rs 1,200 crore has been allocated in the 2020-21 budget for this purpose.
He said that the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) government will protect the minorities and urged them not to believe rumours spread for political purposes by vested interests.
Laying the foundation stone of a proposed government medical college in Ramanathapuram, Mr. Palaniswami said the state government had secured permission to build 11 more medical colleges with an outlay of Rs 4,500 crore to Rs 5,000 crore.
The Chief Minister thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for sanctioning 11 new medical colleges.
Union Minister Harsh Vardhan joined with the Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O. Pannneerselvam at the Boomi Pooja for laying the foundation for the Medical College in Ramanathapuram on Sunday.
Rs. 23 crore released for Ramanathapuram Medical College: Harsh Vardhan
Speaking at the function, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said that Rs 23 crore has already been released for building the Ramanathapuram Government Medical College as the first installment of the central government’s share.
`Centre has decided to revise teacher-student ratio’
The union minister said the Centre has decided to revise the teacher-student ratio and increase postgraduate seats in medical education in the country. During the last five years, more than 14,500 postgraduate seats have been created.
According to him, the medical education is moving towards competence-based learning and there should be sharing of the best practices between various medical colleges and states for overall improvement in the area, Mr. Harsh Vardhan added.
