New Delhi|HL
Doctors are gone out of their way to help people during corona pandemic Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in ‘Mann ki Baat’ programme on Sunday .
Mentioning the contribution of doctors and chartered accountants he praised their work to nation-building.
on July 1, we will celebrate National Doctors’ Day. This day is dedicated to the birth anniversary of the great doctor and statesman of the country, Dr BC Roy. We are all grateful for the contribution of doctors during the Corona period. Our doctors have served us without caring about their lives. Therefore, this time National Doctors’ Day becomes even more special,” PM Modi said on Mann Ki Baat.
PM salutes the hardworking doctors of India. #MannKiBaat pic.twitter.com/imT93bbpjC
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 27, 2021
Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy served as the chief minister of West Bengal for 14 years and is also remembered as a physician, philanthropist, educationist and social worker. He founded the Indian Medical Association in 1928, the Medical Council of India, the Indian Institute of Mental Health, the Infectious Disease Hospital and Kolkata’s first-ever postgraduate medical college. Roy has been honoured with the Bharat Ratna.
He also appreciates people who come forward and helped doctors in this covid pandemic. He mentioned about initiative of Boat Ambulance stareted by Tariq Ahmad Patloo at Dull lake in Srinagar. Tariq is housboat owner and sharing message on Covid appropriate behaviour through his awarenss campaign.
