Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav on Tuesday accused YSRCP president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy of staging a “drama of signature campaign” on the public-private partnership (PPP) model to develop medical colleges. Speaking at a press conference, Mr. Satya Kumar said the YSRCP lacked genuine public support and was fabricating signatures to boost their campaign. He stated that the TDP-led coalition government had planned to run 10 medical colleges on the PPP model in public interest, focusing on student welfare. "But Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy is trying to portray it as privatisation and his party leaders are inflating the number of signatures by resorting to fabrication to claim public support," the Minister said. He defended the PPP model as a tool for wealth creation and transformative growth. The Parliamentary Committee, chaired by a Samajwadi Party MP, endorsed PPP for medical college management. National bodies such as NITI Aayog, the National Medical Commission (NMC), and the High Court had found no issues with the PPP approach, Mr. Satya Kumar added. He said that YSRCP MPs misunderstood PPP as privatisation because of their lack of knowledge and welcomed the party’s decision to approach the court on this matter. The Minister highlighted that PPP models are even used in sensitive defense projects. He questioned why this model should not be applied in the health sector. "National Highways and Hyderabad’s Shamshabad airport were developed under PPP models decades ago," he reminded. The government had carefully studied the matter and ensured ownership rights remained with the state while running 10 medical colleges under PPP. He also mentioned that Delhi’s government had proposed managing 11 medical colleges under PPP. Currently, 10 states successfully implement PPP in education and infrastructure, he said, stressing the widespread acceptance of the model.