Vijayawada, Jan. 8 -- Andhra Pradesh YSR Congress Party NTR District Doctors Wing vehemently condemned National Medical Commission (NMC) Chairman Dr. Abhijat Sheth's recent statement endorsing the removal of the mandatory "trust" clause for establishing medical colleges, thereby allowing profit-making companies to enter the sector under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) models.
In a statement issued here on Thursday, YSRCP NTR District Doctors Wing Chairman Dr. Ambati Naga Radhakrishna Yadav strongly criticised the policy reversal, calling it the lowest point for any government. He said the move transforms medical education-a public good-into a corporate profit venture and violates the constitutional right to equitable education under Artic...