UP: Gorakhpur Basti division set to turn hub of medical studies, healthcare
As of 2017, there was only BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur with only 100 MBBS seats in this zone.;
Gorakhpur: The health infrastructure in Gorakhpur-Basti divisions of eastern UP has undergone a complete transformation under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during the last four years.
Prior to that, there was total dependence of patients from the seven districts of the division, in addition to those from the bordering areas of Azamgarh, Mau, Bihar and Nepal on the Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College in Gorakhpur for treatment. Heavy crowding of patients at BRD, lack of effective treatment facilities and with a disease like encephalitis keeping the state administration on tenterhooks in eastern UP since 1977.
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But, things have changed drastically since Yogi Adityanath took the reins of the state four years ago. The health infrastructure in eastern UP has undergone a massive facelift during his regime.
The region has received the gift of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Gorakhpur that boasts of world-class medical facilities. Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the credit for the establishment of AIIMS at the cost of Rs 1000 crore in Gorakhpur to the CM. Furthermore, three new medical colleges have become almost complete in Basti, Siddharthnagar and Deoria while construction of another medical college is underway in Kushinagar. Besides, the budget for the construction of medical colleges based on PPP model has been announced in Maharajganj and Kushinagar districts.
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