Overview

• The cabinet approved developing 10 medical colleges under a PPP model with a goal to start admissions in the 2027–28 academic year.
• Draft RFPs and concession agreements were cleared for Phase I colleges at Adoni, Markapuram, Madanapalle and Pulivendula, with tender work continuing for six other sites.
• Tourism minister Kandula Durgesh rejected opposition claims of privatization, saying the colleges will remain under State ownership and control after completion.
• Officials cite incomplete works and low prior spending—such as 12% to 77% progress at several sites and about 17% of an estimated ₹8,500 crore outlay—as the rationale for switching to PPP.
• In a site visit update, Minister Dola Sri Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy said Markapuram would be completed to start classes in 2026–27, a statement that goes beyond the cabinet’s 2027–28 programme timeline.