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Chief Minister inaugurates new medical college at Tiruvarur

Tiruvarur: The state Government has enhanced the fund allotment for health department manifold over a period of years to provide health care to all, said M. Karunanidhi, Chief Minister at the inauguration of the new Government Medical College at Tiruvarur.


The college has come up at a cost of Rs. 100 crores. The Chief Minister stated that the funds allotted by the previous government for health in the year 2005-06 was only Rs. 1,487 crores whereas the funds allotted by the DMK Government for the current year 2010-11 itself was Rs. 3889.41 crores.


Among the various health schemes implemented by the state government, the 108 ambulance service and Kalaignar's Insurance scheme for life saving treatment remain the most useful and most popular schemes.


He appealed to the political parties not to politicise each and every issue. When it is for a good cause and public welfare, the parties should unite together and work. He said that participation of Mannargudi CPI MLA V. Sivapunniyam, in the function is a good example for opposition parties appreciating the good work done by the Government.

The Chief Minister handed over admission cards to students selected for the new Government Medical College at the function. M. K. Stalin, Deputy Chief Minister, said that revolving fund and loans to the tune of Rs. 10.58 crore is disbursed to 1,022 women self help groups in the function. M. R. K.Panneerselvam, Health Minister, said that Kalaignar's Insurance scheme had benefited 1.53 lakh people. A sum of Rs. 415 crore has been spent for them.


V. K. Subburaj, Principal Secretary to Government, Health Department said that Tiruvarur Medical College is the 17th government medical college in the state. In developed countries there are 400 doctors for one lakh population. In India there are only 70 to 80 doctors per one lakh population. There is a need, according to Indian Medical Council, to open 300 more Medical colleges in the country out of which 100 Government Medical colleges are a requirement

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