Tamil Nadu CM Stalin wrote to PM Modi requesting to instruct Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry to keep the notification issued by National Medical Commission (NMC) that restricts the establishment of new medical colleges in abeyance. The CM also highlighted how NMC's notification encroaches on states' rights and hinders the development of healthcare infrastructure.
Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, Tamil Nadu CM Stalin said, “The recent NMC restriction on new medical colleges is another attempt to encroach upon the rights of States! Why penalise the States that have tirelessly built their strong public health infrastructure over decades? Is it fair to deprive backward districts from getting tertiary healthcare at new medical colleges?”
“This step from NMC could severely limit the future growth of both public and private healthcare services in states like Tamil Nadu. I urge Hon’ble PM @PMOIndia to reconsider this move. Every district deserves best health care for the poor! Every State should be allowed to prosper to its full potential!!” he said.
In the letter, Stalin mentioned how restrictions on new institutions would completely eliminate the chance of Tamil Nadu getting any new investment in the health sector. He said, "I would also like to point out the fact that in states like Tamil Nadu which have higher doctor-population ratio, such high availability of doctors has been achieved predominantly due to investments made by State Governments and private sector and not by investments made by Union Government."
"We have been continuously urging that the Union Government needs to contribute more but projects like AIIMS, Madurai
are yet to take-off. Given this situation, a restriction on new institutions will completely eliminate any chance of Tamil Nadu getting new
investments in health sector by the Union Government in future," he said.