India reels from shortage of over 4 lakh doctors, says Nitin Gadkari
Nitin Gadkari was speaking at the inaugural function of new academic block of Datta Meghe Medical College, Wanadongri, in Maharashtra's Nagpur city.;
Nagpur: The country lacks at least 4 lakh and 24000 doctors and the college started by Meghe Group in Nagpur will pave way for playing a leading role in compensating the shortfalls, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Sunday.
He was speaking at the inaugural function of new academic block of Datta Meghe Medical College, Wanadongri, in Maharashtra's Nagpur city.
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The Datta Meghe Medical College, is the first medical college in the country to be established under the Consortium Scheme of the government of India and was established under the Meghe SMS Health Consortium and its partners.
The college established last year with capacity of 150 students at Wanadongri, Hingna here with "state of the art " infrastructure, world class academic ambiance, a press release said.
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