PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss urged Tamil Nadu to set up new government medical colleges in six districts, Kancheepuram, Ranipet, Tirupattur, Mayiladuthurai, Perambalur and Tenkasi, after NMC withdrew its MBBS seat-cap rule. Rollback removes barriers to expansion. He also criticised DMK for not opening new medical colleges, noting AIADMK earlier set up 13 in 50 months, and urged urgent action.
Chennai: PMK President Anbumani Ramadoss on Sunday called for the immediate opening of new government medical colleges in six districts of Tamil Nadu, following the National Medical Commission (NMC) decision to withdraw restrictive norms that had hindered the expansion of medical education in the state.
In a statement, Ramadoss said the scrapping of the earlier regulation has created an opportunity to establish government medical colleges in Kancheepuram, Ranipet, Tirupattur, Mayiladuthurai, Perambalur, and Tenkasi.
He urged the state government to act without delay to improve access to medical education and healthcare infrastructure.
The PMK leader explained that the now-withdrawn rule, notified by the NMC on August 16, 2023, had imposed a cap of 100 MBBS seats per 10 lakh population. This meant that states exceeding the prescribed ratio would not be allowed to start new medical colleges or increase student intake. Based on Tamil Nadu’s population, the state would have been eligible for only 7,731 MBBS seats. However, with 12,650 seats already in existence across government and private colleges, the rule had effectively blocked further expansion.
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