New Delhi|HL
Rajasthan has got the gift of four medical colleges and the Central Institute of Petrochemical Engineering and Technology on Thursday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot as well as Union ministers and state ministers were present in the foundation stone laying program of these institutions. During this, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also mentioned Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in his address. mention of chief minister
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated CIPET:
Institute of Petrochemicals Technology, Jaipur through video conference. He also laid the foundation stone for four new medical colleges in the Banswara, Sirohi, Hanumangarh & Dausa districts of Rajasthan. The Prime Minister congratulated the people of Rajasthan for the 4 new medical colleges and CIPET institute. He informed that after 2014, 23 medical colleges have been approved by the central government for Rajasthan and 7 medical colleges have already become operational.
Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said the biggest pandemic of 100 years has taught a lesson to the health sector of the world. Every country is engaged in dealing with this crisis in its way. India has resolved to increase its strength, self-reliance in this disaster.
The Prime Minister noted that while agriculture is a state subject, as the Chief Minister of Gujarat, he understood the shortcomings of the health sector of the country and, as Prime Minister, he made continuous efforts to remove them. He said that “we have worked on a national approach and national health policy to transform the country’s health sector. From Swachh Bharat Abhiyan to Ayushman Bharat and now Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, many such efforts are part of this approach”, said the Prime Minister. He said that about three and a half lakh people in Rajasthan received free treatment under the Ayushman Bharat Yojana and the state has seen the start of work on about two and half thousand Health and Wellness Centres.
The Prime Minister said it is important that medical colleges or even super-speciality hospitals should spread their network rapidly to every nook and corner of the country. “Today we can say with satisfaction that India is moving beyond 6 AIIMS to a strong network of more than 22 AIIMS”, he added.
Chief Minister Gehlot kept a long list of demands to PM:
He thanked the Chief Minister for the trust reposed by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in the Prime Minister. PM Modi said that the ideology of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his political party is different. The Prime Minister also mentioned his own political party and ideology. Along with this, he said that despite the separation of ideology and political party, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot counted a long list of works during his address and it shows how much trust the Chief Minister has in him. Modi gave this confidence
The Prime Minister said in the last 6-7 years, more than 170 new medical colleges have been set up and rapid work is going on with more than 100 new medical colleges. In 2014, the total seats of medical undergraduates and postgraduates in the country were about 82000. Today their number has increased to 140,000. In the field of regulation and governance also, the Prime Minister said that with the advent of the National Medical Commission, problems and questions of the past have been addressed.
Shri Modi remarked that skilled manpower associated with healthcare has a direct impact on effective health services. This was keenly felt in the corona period. The success of the central government’s ‘Free vaccine, vaccine for all’ campaign is a reflection of this. Today, more than 88 crore doses of the corona vaccine have been administered in India, the Prime Minister said.
