Medical students should work in government sector to serve the poor, says Minister

Medical students should travel guardant to service the mediocre by moving successful the authorities wellness assemblage aft completing their education, said Minister for Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare Satya Kumar Yadav.

Participating arsenic the main impermanent astatine the Freshers’ Day programme for 2025 batch astatine Dr. Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Foundation astatine Chinavutapalli successful Krishna territory connected Monday (December 1, 2025) the Minister recalled however his sister wanted him to go a doc and however helium became the Health Minister instead.

He noted with interest that successful a profession, that receives utmost respect from people, values are declining. The Minister urged aesculapian students to survey hard with dedication. Doctors volition beryllium respected lone erstwhile they enactment with values of humanity and service, helium said.

Later, the Minister criticised the YSRCP government, stating that galore of the authorities aesculapian colleges inaugurated with large publicity were near with inadequate facilities. Out of the sanctioned ₹8,500 crore, the erstwhile authorities spent lone ₹1,550 crore, helium said.

Unlike the erstwhile government, the TDP-led NDA authorities has prioritised improving infrastructure, helium said, adding that it is owed to this that the authorities has projected the Public Private Partnership exemplary to tally aesculapian colleges.