MLA and former minister T. Harish Rao called upon students to aim high and not rest till the target is achieved, however difficult it may be. He suggested they get inspiration from alumni of the hostel who succeeded in life.
For the past 13 years, Mr. Rao has been holding New Year celebrations with students in the Sidddipet Degree College Hostel and this was the 14th.
‘Parents happy’
“Telangana is the only State in the country which has been offering fine rice for students. The government is also extending a grant of ₹40 lakh for students who are studying abroad. You can achieve anything if you work hard to achieve that and your parents must be proud of you. I will be happy as a family member if you got a job,” he said while interacting with students. He also suggested not to get disappointed with small failures and work with dedication.
Informing that SC, ST and BC study circle was established in the district headquarters, Mr. Rao advised the students to make its best possible use to crack recruitment tests. Referring to the achievement of Telangana by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao after toiling for 14 years and his achievement of getting one lakh majority in elections, Harish Rao said that this was made possible only after aiming high and working hard to achieve that target.
Earlier, he cut a cake and distributed it among the students.
Lack of doctors
Presiding over a review meeting held here on Tuesday, Mr. Rao directed the doctors to improve the services at the medical college. He said that CT Scan and orthopaedic services should be made available at the hospital in the next 10 days and efforts are already on in that direction. The MLA also directed the doctors concerned to bring Arogyasri services under the control of the medical college hospital. Mr. Rao was displeased with the non-availability of radiologists at the hospital despite four doctors being appointed and made it clear that either they must be available on shift basis round-the-clock or they must be terminated.
He also expressed complete dissatisfaction over non-availability of doctors for post-mortem, stating that relatives of deceased were suffering due to doctors’ negligence. He said that either the doctor on duty or the RMO should perform the post-mortem.
The MLA summoned Ms. Shanta Kumari, Principal Secretary, Medical and Health, when some of contract professors complained they had not received salaries for the past four months. She promised to address the issue within one week.