Medical education sector underwent rapid transformation in last 8 years: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that in the last 8 years, the medical education sector has undergone rapid transformation.

In a series of tweets, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has talked about the medical education sector in India. He said that in the last 8 years, the sector has undergone rapid transformations. Several new medical colleges have come up.

"Our Government’s efforts to enable study of medicine in local languages will give wings to the aspirations of countless youngsters," he said.

"I feel very happy when I interact with beneficiaries of schemes such as PM Jan Aushadhi. Our focus on affordable healthcare has ensured significant savings for the poor and middle class. At the same time we are strengthening our Ayush network to further boost overall wellness," he added.

Emphasis on medical education in local languages

Yesterday, MP Medical Education Minister Vishwas Sarang said, "We are working on starting MBBS in Hindi in Madhya Pradesh. We are following the guidelines of NMC for excellent education to the students of medical colleges."

While the National Medical Commission (NMC) had earlier said that medical education in Hindi is not feasible, the MP government is working on starting medical education in the Hindi language. 

PM Modi led government had introduced the choice of local languages as a medium for National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) for undergraduate medical courses. As a result, last year NEET was conducted in 13 languages including English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. 

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