Rane props up private med college in South district hospital again

Says will go ahead with pending proposal in accordance with Niti

Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Sunday again publicly batted for a private medical college at the South Goa district hospital, saying the pending proposal will be taken forward by the government after complying with the codal formalities laid down by Prime Minister’s Niti Ayog.

The Health Minister’s statement assumes significance and is seen as another flip flop in a series of change in stand on setting up a private medical college at the South district hospital. For, during his visit to the South Goa District Hospital on December 27 last to launch the Prime Minister Jan Aushadhi Kendra on the hospital ground floor, Rane had announced in the presence of Fatorda MLA and Goa Forward Chief Vijai Sardesai that the top two floors of the South district hospital, reserved for the private medical college, will be utilized to open a government-run nursing college to meet the growing requirements of nurses.

On Sunday, however, during his visit to the city for the

inauguration of the beautified Ana Fonte Garden, Rane referred to Prime Minister’s Niti Ayog scheme, which provides for attaching government hospitals

with private medical colleges. “I have in mind to go ahead with the proposal to set up a private medical college at the South Goa district hospital under the Niti Ayog scheme after consultations with Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and after following the laid down codal formalities”, he said.

Batting for the private medical college at the South district hospital, Rane further said the setting up of a private medical college will help provide better manpower services to the patients and at the same time offer additional medi