Sun Sep 14 01:01:34 UTC 2025: **Summary:**

Andhra Pradesh Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav refuted allegations made by former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy regarding the privatization of government medical colleges under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. Yadav accused Jagan of misleading the public, clarifying that the government retains control in PPP projects. He justified the PPP approach due to the slow progress and insufficient spending on medical college projects during Jagan’s tenure, stating it would take 23 years to complete them at the previous rate.

**News Article:**

**Andhra Pradesh Health Minister Denies Medical College ‘Privatization’, Blames Predecessor for Project Delays**

**VIJAYAWADA, September 14, 2025** – Andhra Pradesh Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav has vehemently denied accusations of “privatizing” government medical colleges. The allegations, leveled by former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, centered around the current TDP-led NDA government’s decision to utilize the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model for developing new medical institutions.

In a strongly worded letter addressed to Mr. Reddy, Minister Yadav refuted the claims, stating that the government maintains control over PPP projects, with private partners contributing resources. He emphasized the critical distinction between PPP and outright privatization.

Yadav argued that the previous YSRCP government’s slow pace of development and underfunding of medical college projects left the current administration with no choice but to adopt the PPP model. He pointed out that while the YSRCP government proposed 17 new medical colleges at a cost of ₹8,480 crore, they only spent ₹1,451 crore on bills. He further detailed that the government only completed 14.78% of works on seven other planned colleges.

“Does Mr. Jagan expect the NDA government to spend ₹4,688 crore in just one year when he could spend only ₹1,461 crore in four years?” the Minister questioned, highlighting the disparity in spending. He added that at the pace of the previous administration, it would take 23 years to complete the medical colleges.

Minister Yadav concluded by asserting that the PPP model is essential to ensuring the timely completion of the medical colleges, a situation necessitated by the previous government’s shortcomings. The controversy surrounding the development of medical infrastructure is likely to continue to be a point of contention between the ruling party and the opposition.

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