Development Impossible When Politics Of Dynasty, Regionalism, Corruption Start To Dominate: PM
Development becomes impossible when the politics of dynasty, regionalism, corruption and instability start to dominate, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday.
PM Modi remarked, happened with our healthcare system. He illustrated this by giving an example of AIIMS which was established in the 50s and no effort was made to open AIIMS in other parts of the country.
He informed that in recent years the government started work on 15 AIIMS and treatments and courses have already begun in most of them.
“AIIMS Guwahati too is an example of the fact that our government fulfills all the resolutions," the Prime Minister said.
Modi reiterated that the policies of the previous governments created a scarcity of doctors and medical professionals in the nation and erected a wall before quality health service.
In the last 9 years, the Prime Minister informed that the government has worked on a huge scale to boost medical infrastructure and medical professionals in the country.
Highlighting the developments in the field of medical infrastructure, the Prime Minister informed that approximately 300 medical colleges became functional in the last 9 years when compared to only 150 medical colleges a decade before 2014.
He also added that the number of MBBS seats in the country doubled to around 1 lakh in the last 9 years, while the PG seats have seen a rise of 110 percent.
With the establishment of the National Medical Commission for the expansion of medical education in the country, the Prime Minister underlined that reservations have also been ensured so that youth from backward families can fulfill their dreams of becoming doctors.
The Prime Minister informed that more than 150 nursing colleges have also been declared as part of this year’s Budget.
In the Northeast, he said, the number of medical colleges in the region along with the number of seats have doubled in the last 9 years while work is underway for several new ones.
