33,000 dreams lost? Former IAS officer sounds alarm over PPP in Andhra medical colleges

Synopsis: Retired IAS officer Dr PV Ramesh criticises Andhra Pradesh’s PPP policy privatising 10 medical colleges, calling it unconstitutional and harmful to marginalised students. He warns of losing 33,000 seats and jobs, urging public sector retention. Protests by YSRCP and student groups escalate, while the TDP government defends the model, claiming it addresses doctor shortages.

As Andhra Pradesh grapples with increasing protests over the privatisation of public healthcare institutions, retired IAS officer Dr PV Ramesh has emerged as one of the most outspoken critics of the state government’s Public-Private Partnership (PPP) policy.

He has termed the move to hand over 10 government medical colleges to private entities “unconstitutional” and “a direct assault on the right to life.”