To boost Palakkad Medical College operations, a 100-day action plan is rolling out,announced K.A. Thulasi,Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes,Scheduled Tribes,and Backward Classes. This comes after high-level talks to tackle recent management issues at institution.
At Saturday's press conference,Thulasi detailed a monitoring committee that will steer construction projects and fix technical snags at college. Ottappalam Subcollector,also special officer for medical college,will lead it. Other members: local MP,MLA, District Collector, medical college director. They'll meet every ten days to track progress,engage with technical,administrative teams.
The Minister stressed urgency on finishing construction works, especially main block, OP block,OT block,OPC building — all vital for college operations. Public Works Department got orders to speed up and hand over projects to college administration on time.
Thulasi tackled ongoing technical hurdles that have stalled key facilities like boiler,mortuary buildings,utility systems. Plans are set to clear these delays fast. And they'll fill teaching,non-teaching staff vacancies immediately .
Thulasi also said she's asked Chief Minister for funds to meet Medical Council standards . Pushed for revising teacher salaries too. Chief Minister assured steps to strengthen college's functioning,Thulasi noted. But will all these plans hit their mark…?
