Modi Govt. supporting medical education in India to get record number of doctors in next 10 years

PM Narendra Modi has called for enhancing the quality and expansion of medical education in India. This will prevent students from going to small countries to study and face challenges.

After dedicating a 200-bed K K Patel Mutli-speciality Hospital to the nation in Bhuj in Gujarat's Kutch district via video-conferencing, PM Narendra Modi said the country will get a record number of doctors in the next 10 years due to the central government's policy of establishing at least one medical college in every district.

The modern health facility is the first charitable multi-speciality hospital in the Kutch region and it has been built by the Leuva Patel community of Bhuj with help from donors based in India and abroad.

According to PM, government’s aim of having at least one medical college in every district and ensuring that medical education was in reach of everyone will result in the country getting a record numbers of doctors after 10 years.

At present Gujarat has one AIIMS and over three dozen medical colleges. Earlier, only 1,000 students used to get admission in medical colleges of Gujarat, now around 6,000 students get admission in these colleges. AIIMS in Rajkot has started admitting 50 students from 2021.