The CM said that the newly-sanctioned medical colleges in the State would start functioning soon.
Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao said that the dream of having a medical college to each of the 33 districts in Telangana was going to become a reality soon.
Speaking after inaugurating the Prathima Relief Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College and Hospital at Mulugu Crossroads in Warangal on Saturday, the Chief Minister said that there were only 2,800 MBBS seats and 1,150 PG seats till 2014, but after the formation of Telangana State, the number of MBBS seats had increased to 6,500 and the PG seats to 2,500.
He said that despite the continuing "discrimination" by the Centre, the State government had set up 12 new medical colleges, apart from sanctioning medical colleges for each of the 33 districts, and added that the newly-sanctioned medical colleges would start functioning soon.
"I am sure that the number of medical seats in Telangana will reach 10,000 soon, and students from Telangana need not go abroad anymore for medical courses in the future," KCR said.
The Chief Minister also lashed out at the union ministers who were criticising the TRS government in Telangana for political reasons and on the very next day presenting awards to the State at New Delhi praising the development.
Health Minister T Harish Rao, R&B Minister Vemula Prashanth Reddy, Panchayat Raj Minister Errabelli Dayakar Rao, Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Kamalakar, Planning Board Vice-Chairperson B Vinod Kumar, Prathima Group chairman Boinpally Srinivasa Rao, MLAs D Vinay Bhaskar, N Narender, T Rajaiah, Peddi Sudarshan Reddy and Jeevan Reddy, and others were present.
Later, KCR inspected the construction of the super speciality hospital on the premises of the old Warangal Central Prison in Warangal City. Warangal District Collector B Gopi, MGM Hospital Superintendent Dr V Chandrashekar, KMC Principal Dr Mohandas, Warangal East MLA N Narender and others were present.