PM Modi Announces Addition Of 75,000 More Medical seats
Bihar- The Centre has added 1 lakh medical seats in India, and 75,000 more medical seats will be added soon. This announcement was made at an inauguration ceremony by the Prime Minister of India.
Recently, an inauguration ceremony was held in Bihar, where India’s PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of a new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Darbhanga, Bihar. Along with this, he also inaugurated several major infrastructure projects costing about Rs 12,100 crore.
In regard to this, PM said,“a significant step has been taken to realize the dream of establishing an AIIMS in Darbhanga. The construction of AIIMS here will bring a significant transformation in the healthcare sector of Bihar. This facility will serve the people not only from Mithila, Kosi, and Tirhut regions but also from West Bengal and nearby areas. Even patients from Nepal will be able to receive treatment at this AIIMS hospital. The construction of AIIMS here will also create numerous new employment opportunities”.
In the inauguration ceremony, the PM announced that the Centre has added 1 lakh medical seats in India, and about 75,000 more seats will also be added. Along with this, he also said “Our government is working with a holistic approach to healthcare in the country. Our first focus is on disease prevention. The second focus is on accurate diagnosis. The third focus is to ensure affordable and free treatment. Our fourth focus is to provide better healthcare facilities even in smaller towns. The fifth focus is to expand the use of technology in healthcare service”, quotes ANI
Apart from this, till now the Government of India has also established more than 1.5 lakh Ayushman Arogya Mandirs across India for “early detection of diseases like cancer and diabetes”. On this, the PM mentioned that “Through the Ayushman Bharat Yojana, over four crore poor patients have already received treatment. Without this scheme, many of them would not have been able to get admitted to hospitals. Our government has established new AIIMS in every corner of the country. Today, there are nearly two dozen AIIMS across the nation. In the past 10 years, the number of medical colleges has also doubled.”
Meanwhile, some states in India are starting to offer MBBS courses in Hindi medium language. Mentioning about this initiative in the inauguration ceremony, the PM said “Our government is now offering the option to study medicine in Hindi and other Indian languages, which will benefit the youth. The goal is to ensure that even children from poor, marginalized, and backward families can become doctors”.
