Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated 11 new Medical Universities in Tamil Nadu – in Virudhunagar, Namakkal, Nilgiris, Tiruppur, Thiruvallur, Nagapattinam, Dindigul, Kallakurichi, Arena, Ramanathapuram, and Krishnagiri.
Colleges founded under the central scheme were built at RS 4,080 Crore, shared by the government and the state government.
Modi also opened the new campus of the Central Tamil Central Institute in Perumbakkam in Chennai through video conferencing.
Speaking on that occasion, which was attended by the Governor of Ravi and Chair of Minister M K Stalin, Modi said medical education was one of the most desirable streams.
“The problem of lack of doctors in India has been famous.
But there is not enough effort to overcome this problem.
Maybe personal interests also do not allow the government before making the right decision.
Since we served, our government has worked to overcome this gap,” he said, rolling back Statistics.
The number of medical universities in the country rose from 387 in 2014 to 596 in the past seven years.
There were 82,000 UG and PG medical seats in 2014, which increased to 1.48 lakh seats in the past seven years.
The amount of AIims approved has increased to 22.
Boasting pride of 11 medical colleges on one blow in one country, including two in Aspirational Regency Ramanathapuram and Virudhunagar, Modi said the various reforms had been made to make the medical education sector more transparent.
Regulations for preparing medical colleges and hospitals has been liberalized without reducing quality.
“Pandemic Covid-19 once in a lifetime has reaffirmed the importance of the health sector.
The future will belong to the community who invest in health care,” Modi said, pointing to the workers’ government program, Ayushman Bharat, Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Yojana.
Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Mission Infrastructure Bharat aims to deal with critical gaps in health infrastructure and health research, especially at the district level.
The union government will expand more than RS 3,000 Crore to Tamil Nadu in the next five years.
This will help in establishing city health and health centers, district public health laboratories and critical care blocks throughout the state.
The benefits for Tamil Nadu will be very large, the prime minister said.
Modi said that he was always fascinated by the wealth of Tamil’s language and culture.
“One of the happiest moments in my life is when I get the opportunity to talk a few words in the oldest language in the world, Tamil, at the United Nations.
Sangam Classics is our window for the rich society and ancient times,” Prime Minister said.
Underwind that Tamil Nadu produces many intelligent and many engineers who have become global technology and top business leaders, Modi called for Tamil Tamil Diaspora to help develop Tamil’s content in a rod course.