VIJAYAWADA: YSRC president and former chief minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has opposed the state government’s move to hand over government medical colleges to private players under the public-private partnership (PPP) model.
In a post addressed to Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on X on Wednesday, the ex-CM said, “You are handing over government medical colleges, which provide free treatment to the poor, to private players. These colleges are public assets and your plan amounts to a massive scam. Our government established 17 new medical colleges. We opened five and prepared another three to begin classes. The remaining nine could also be completed by investing ₹1,000 crore a year. Why are you not doing that?”
Jagan Mohan Reddy explained that fully completed colleges and those at various stages of construction are being handed over to private players. He alleged that land worth crores of rupees is being leased out at ₹100 per acre, while ₹1,630 crore of public funds are being provided to the colleges as viability gap funding.
The former chief minister accused Chandrababu Naidu of weakening the public healthcare system, alleging that Aarogyasri payments of ₹3,000 crore remain unpaid to hospitals. He sought to point out that government hospitals lack basic medicines and cotton, face a 61 per cent shortage of specialist doctors, and village clinics have been weakened. He further alleged that the 108 and 104 ambulance services are in a poor condition.
Jagan Mohan Reddy warned that YSRC would initiate legal action against those involved once it returns to power. He said he would not hesitate to arrest the accused.
“People would not remain silent if public assets are looted through scams,” the ex-CM warned.
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