Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann promises 16 new medical colleges in 5 years

Amid the crisis of Ukraine's returned medicos, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said the state will establish 16 new medical colleges in the state so that the Indian medicos will need not go to countries like Ukraine.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has said that the AAP government will set up 16 more medical colleges in the state in the next five years so that the medical aspirants need not go to countries like Ukraine.

“The state has a glorious legacy of producing world-class doctors. None of the successive governments in the state focused on establishing quality medical colleges in Punjab, as a result of this, a large number of students have to go abroad for medical education. The students aspiring to pursue medical education will no longer have to go to countries like Ukraine. On the contrary, these students will be provided quality medical education in these medical colleges," the chief minister said, as reported by News 18.

"Aam Aadmi Clinics are the first step towards providing free healthcare to the needy at the doorsteps while new medical colleges, universities, schools of eminence and sports stadiums in various disciplines nurture the talent of the budding players and prepare them for national and international events will soon become a reality,” he said to The Tribune.

Ukraine returned medicos launch Twitter campaign under #saveukrainefmgs

While Ukraine returned medical students and their parents have been constantly demanding to be accommodated in the Indian medical colleges now the students have started the online campaign under the #saveukrainefmgs. Following are some related tweets:

"only few days left for our new semester.. we have no idea what to do ..please take decisionregardingour issue..it'shigh time.."

 

"More than 5 mpnths have passed and the only decision that @NMC_IND could give was for the passed out 6th year now. What about 1st to 5th year students? Don't we matter? How long should we wait?"

"Kindly listen to our requests also Respected Prime Minister #saveukrainefmgs . More than 15k indian medical students from Ukraine has no way to go #studentsindark . We can't go back to Ukraine and the @NMC_IND is not saying anything in this regard." 

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