Prime Minister Modi also inaugurated the new campus of the Central Institute of Classical Tamil in Chennai. These medical colleges have been inaugurated in districts including Virudhunagar, Namakkal, Nilgiris, Tiruppur, Thiruvallur, Nagapattinam, Dindigul, Kallakurichi, Ariyalur, Ramanathapuram and Krishnagiri.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated 11 medical colleges in Tamil Nadu via video conferencing and said that the opening of new medical institutions will give a boost to health care services in south India.
“Once in a lifetime covid pandemic has reaffirmed the importance of health sector,” PM Modi said after inaugurating new medical colleges in Tamil Nadu. Speaking on the occasion, the PM said, “the future will belong to societies which invest in the health sector.”
The PM also assured the gathering that ”having learnt from the pandemic, the government keeps working to ensure inclusive, quality health services to all the countrymen.”
Prime Minister Modi also inaugurated the new campus of the Central Institute of Classical Tamil in Chennai.
These medical colleges have been inaugurated in districts including Virudhunagar, Namakkal, Nilgiris, Tiruppur, Thiruvallur, Nagapattinam, Dindigul, Kallakurichi, Ariyalur, Ramanathapuram and Krishnagiri.
According to Prime Minister`s Office (PMO), MBBS seats have been increased by 79.60 per cent (from 51,348 seats to 92,222 seats) and the number of PG seats increased by 80.70 per cent (from 31,185 seats to 56,374 seats) during the last seven years.
So, the total medical seats before 2014 were around 82,500. And in the last seven years, a jump of around 80 per cent or 66,000 seats has taken place. The total number of medical colleges (both government and private) has increased from 387 to 596, a jump of around 54 per cent, the PMO informed.
