Admin blunder costs Paderu Medical College seat loss, ‘unforgivable act,’ says ex-minister

Former Health Minister Vidadala Rajini successful a station connected societal media level accused the State authorities saying it is simply a “clear and unforgivable enactment of negligence,” aft Paderu Medical College mislaid the accidental to unafraid further seats for the world twelvemonth 2025–26.

She wrote connected X (formerly Twitter) connected November 19, Wednesday: “(Chief Minister N. Chandrababu) Naidu’s authorities owes answers. This was not a regular gaffe but a shocking administrative illness that straight harmed tribal youth. Even aft the assemblage met each NMC requirements, officials mishandled basal procedures, sent important documents to the incorrect department, and destroyed a uncommon accidental for students successful 1 of the State’s astir backward regions.”

It whitethorn beryllium noted that Minister for Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare Satya Kumar Yadav had connected November 18, directed officials to contented show-cause notices to officials liable for specified negligence.

Though the assemblage met each the National Medical Commission (NMC) regulations, successful the areas of infrastructure, module and staff, the college, which has 100 seats astatine present, mislaid the accidental for further seats owed to mistakes, Minister Staya Kumar Yadav noted.

According to accusation from the wellness department, the Paderu Medical College main had applied to the NMC seeking support for 50 further seats for the world twelvemonth 2025–26. The NMC had reportedly asked for the Consent of Affiliation from the Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences and video recordings related to the functioning and absorption of the college. However, according to the wellness department, the documents were reportedly sent to different conception alternatively to the NMC’s designated office, which reportedly led to the NMC disapproving the request.

Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav expressed his ire astatine the blunder and directed officials to instrumentality contiguous enactment against those responsibile.