A political storm is brewing in Andhra Pradesh over the State government’s decision to run 10 new government medical colleges under the public-private partnership (PPP) model.

YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) president and former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has launched a ‘one crore signature campaign’ to oppose the privatisation of medical colleges. The head of the State Congress, Y.S. Sharmila, has also spoken against it.

A PPP model in healthcare is not new. Protests are also underway in Maharashtra and Karnataka against a proposed PPP model for medical colleges. Critics feel such a model will dehumanise and desocialise medical education.

In Andhra Pradesh, amid opposition from public health experts and political leaders, the State government on September 9 issued a Government O

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