How Telangana opened 24 medical colleges and forgot faculty

Between 2021 and 2024, Telangana opened 24 new government medical colleges, taking the total from 12 to 36. However, most of the faculty positions in these medical colleges remain vacant. Although the government is filling more than 15,000 vacancies, activists say the real issues are not being addressed. They point to the gaps in recruitment, policies and salary payment.