CPI protests PPP model for new medical colleges, calls it ‘dangerous’

The Communist Part of India (CPI) has powerfully denounced the determination of the Chandrababu Naidu authorities to tally 10 caller authorities colleges nether the Private Public Partnership (PPP) model, calling it a 'dangerous move.'

Participating successful a protestation organised by the CPI astatine Jagadamba junction successful Visakhapatnam connected Thursday, CPI National Council Member J.V. Satyanarayana Murthy demanded contiguous revocation of the decision. He said that the determination was against societal justness and detrimental to the interests of mediocre and mediate people students. Additionally, it was a usurpation of the basal tenets of the Constitution. The determination would besides impact the interests of mediocre patients, babelike connected the teaching hospitals attached to those aesculapian colleges. The acquisition policies of the authorities would deprive students of employment opportunities successful future.

Mr. Murthy recalled that the erstwhile YSRCP authorities had announced 17 caller authorities aesculapian colleges, and determination was anticipation that the fig of seats successful authorities aesculapian colleges would spell up. However, the erstwhile authorities had brought G.O. 107 and 108 and said that the seats would beryllium filled done ‘self-finance’ mode. The Left parties had past opposed that move. The TDP and JSP, which were past successful the Opposition, had criticised the YSRCP authorities for readying to complaint ₹12 lakh nether ‘management quota’. Now, aft coming to power, the Alliance government, alternatively of withdrawing G.O. 107 and 108, it is trying to manus implicit the aesculapian colleges to backstage groups successful the sanction of PPP.

Mr. Murthy further added that the PPP argumentation would effect successful the authorities lands, assemblage buildings, and hospitals going into the hands of the backstage investors for astir 60 years. Though the authorities was saying that a full of 1,000 aesculapian assemblage seats would beryllium available, and 76% of them would beryllium disposable to the poor, the remaining seats could beryllium sold for prices ranging betwixt ₹50 and ₹60 lakh, depriving the mediocre to that extent. He demanded withdrawal of G.O. 107 and 108, and continuation of the caller aesculapian colleges wholly successful the authorities sector.

CPI territory caput Sk. Rahaman, adjunct secretaries K. Satyanarayana and P. Chandrasekhar, enforcement assembly members M. Pydiraju, K. Satyanjaneya and M. Manmadha Rao were among those who participated successful the protest.

Later, a memorandum was submitted against privatisation of the aesculapian colleges, to the DRO astatine the Collectorate.