Modalities for new hostels at govt hospitals to be worked out

Telangana Health Minister Damodar Rajanarasimha on Monday said that the foundation stone for hostels at the Osmania General Hospital, Gandhi Hospital and Kakatiya Medical College will be laid soon and the facility will be completed in two years.
Rajanarasimha further said, “Along with infrastructure, HR is also important. Currently there is an imbalance in HR. It needs to be corrected. So it has been revealed that they will be purged.”
Addressing a gathering on the occasion of National Doctors Day, the Health Minister said, “The implementation of the Food and Clinical Establishment Act is being expedited. Speaking of TIMS hospital, Rajanarasimha said, “There is provision to build 13 floors and the government is committed to do it.”
The Minister further said, “Niloufer and Mehdi Nawaz Jung hospitals will have new departments for which HODs are being shortlisted. Seniority of doctors is being prioritised for the selection process and there will be no preferences.”
The Minister said, “After the formation of Telangana, there were no HoD posts and incharges were appointed in their place.” He took a dig at the Centre over the NEET fiasco, and said, “Some states believe that Telangana could conduct the test more efficiently than the Centre, Should NEET be cancelled. Should it be administered by the Centre? Should it be given to the states?” he asked.
Rajanarasimha then recalled former West Bengal chief minister Dr BC Roy’s contribution to medical science.
It is to be noted that BC Roys’s birthday is celebrated as National Doctors Day.