Modern medical facilities within reach of common people: Jagadish

Minister for Energy G Jagadish Reddy on Wednesday pointed out that the health sector in the State has undergone revolutionary changes. The Telangana government under the leadership of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has brought modern medical facilities within the reach of common people, he said.   

The Minister was taking part in a meeting, organised by the Telangana Recognised Schools Management Association (TRSMA), to distribute best teacher awards to private teachers. State Legislative Council member Takkellpalli Ravinder Rao and MLA Kancharla Bhupal Reddy and Municipal Chairman Mandadi Saida Reddy were also present. 

The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government under the leadership of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao developed the government hospitals and introduced modern medical care in them. Now, the government launched chemotherapy facility too in government hospitals, he said.  

In the education sector, too, the government brought revolutionary changes. The State government secured permission to start eight medical colleges this academic year. Nine more medical colleges were coming up in the State. Along with them, super-speciality hospitals, too, are being established. Government hospitals have been providing healthcare to all sections of people free of charge without health cards. The common people cannot afford medical costs in private hospitals. The government hospital has been providing quality healthcare, Jagadish Reddy.

The Minister said the government had established 1,000 Gurukul schools in the State to ensure that children from poor families secure quality education. There used to be a demand for medical and engineering seats in the past. But now, there is a huge demand for seats in Gurukul Schools. The failure rate in corporate schools is more when compared with the success rate in the government schools in the new State of Telangana, he said. 

Earlier, TRSMA president Kodi Srinivas appealed to the Minister to ensure that health cards are distributed to teachers working in private schools.