Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, April 15: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the country will receive a record number of new doctors in the next ten years. His remarks came after he used video conferencing to inaugurate the KK Patel Super Speciality Hospital in Gujarat’s Bhuj district.
“Hospital in Bhuj will make good quality healthcare accessible to people at affordable price. Two decades ago, there were only nine medical colleges in Gujarat with only 1,100 seats. Today we have more than 36 medical colleges with 6,000 seats,” said PM Modi, addressing the inaugural ceremony.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates KK Patel Super Speciality Hospital in Bhuj, Gujarat via video conferencing. pic.twitter.com/f02PNXZr2l
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The Prime Minister also stated that India will receive a record number of doctors in the next ten years, resulting in improved health services.
“Whether it is the goal of building medical colleges in every district of the country or efforts to make medical education accessible to all, the country is going to get a record number of new doctors in the coming 10 years,” he added.
On the occasion, he also described the meaning of ‘better health facilities’ and said that they are not restricted only to the treatment of diseases. Notably, Shree Kutchi Leva Patel Samaj, Bhuj, constructed the hospital. According to the PMO, this is Kutch’s first philanthropic super speciality hospital, with 200 beds.