New UP Medical Colleges To Be Named After Saints, Sages, Freedom Fighters
The new medical colleges being opened in Uttar Pradesh will be named after saints, sages and freedom fighters.;
Lucknow: All new upcoming medical and dental colleges in the state of Uttar Pradesh will be named in honour of saints and sages, as per the most recent directive issued by the state government.
The order comes soon after the decision to convert 4 district hospitals into medical colleges.
The district hospitals being converted into medical colleges are located in Bijnor, Fatehpur, Chandauli, and Siddharth Nagar.
Sri Alok Kumar, the principal secretary of medical education took to social media to announce that the above mentioned 4 district medical colleges were named after saints and sages and henceforth, all medical institutions in the state will be named to honour the memory of saints, sages and freedom fighters.
The Bijnor medical college has been named after Mahatma Vidur, a philosopher during the Mahabharata era and uncle of the Pandavas and Kauravas.
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