Overview
- The National Medical Commission deleted the Section 8–only requirement, permitting both for‑profit and non‑profit entities to establish medical colleges via public–private partnerships.
- Chair Abhijat Chandrakant Sheth announced the decision in Vijayawada after meeting Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.
- The NMC cited Gujarat as a working example of the model and said patients in PPP hospitals would receive free or subsidised care under state purview.
- Safeguards include an NMC accreditation process, standard operating procedures, and mandatory clinical research with an emphasis on AI and digital health.
- Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences detailed capacity measures, including increasing postgraduate seats, creating about 500 Family Medicine seats for smaller hospitals, and providing annual funding for research and sports at government medical colleges.