Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar Lal on Monday announced to institute a State Level Award in recognition of the outstanding contribution of doctors in the field of medical science. The award would be conferred every year upon two doctors each (one government and one private) in all 22 districts of the State.
Addressing the doctors and those associated with the medical profession at a state level programme organize to commemorate Doctor’s Day at Panchkula, he also announced that that Doctor’s Day would be celebrated every year at State level.
Health and Family Welfare Minister Anil Vij and MLA Kalka, Latika Sharma were also present.
Earlier, CM dedicated three health projects to the people of district Sirsa through video conferencing. He inaugurated Community Health Centre (CHC) Sadho Singhana and two Primary Health Centres (PHCs) at Dadba Kalan and Jamal by pressing the remote.
Manohar Lal said that in order to meet the demand of medical specialists in the State, efforts would be made to increase the number of seats in DM/MCH (Super-Specialty courses) in the medical institutions. The Government has prepared a scheme for increasing the number of Medical Colleges in the State. In 2014, there were only 700 seats of MBBS in the Medical Colleges which has reached to 1710. He said that the number of MBBS seats in the State would be further increased to 2000 by end of next year.
The CM said that it was for the first time that the present State Government has decided to celebrate Doctor’s Day at a grand scale. Apart from the State Level programme in Panchkula, the Doctor’s Day has been celebrated simultaneously in all districts of the State.