Government pushes to operationalise capital’s second medical college
The Kerala government is working to operationalize the K. Karunakaran Memorial Medical College in Thiruvananthapuram for the current academic year. The project has faced historical political opposition and debates regarding the necessity of new medical colleges.
Why it matters
The establishment of new medical colleges is a significant policy decision that impacts healthcare infrastructure and medical education capacity.
The State government is moving quickly to complete the necessary formalities to operationalise the first batch of 100 MBBS admissions at the second government medical college in the capital, recently re-named K. Karunakaran Memorial Medical College, in the current academic year itself.
The proposal to establish a second medical college in Thiruvananthapuram with an intake of 100 MBBS seats, by integrating the General Hospital and the Women and Children hospital at Thycaud had been taken up during the last UDF Government, when Oommen Chandy was the Chief Minister.
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