Claiming that Uttar Pradesh is transforming very fast, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that opening of new medical colleges meant production of more trained hands who would help in improving health care facilities in the state.
“There is a better and transformed UP in front of you. What no one thought in the last many decades is happening now. There has been a holistic progress across the country in the last four to five years and UP has felt that change in the last two years,” Yogi Adityanath said while addressing the MBBS students of newly-constructed medical college in Bahraich.
He said at present the government was opening 15 new medical colleges in the state out of which admissions had already started in six. “We all know that from 1947 to 2016, Uttar Pradesh had only 12 medical colleges in which only 1,790 students could take admission. This year, 2,578 students will be admitted to MBBS course in various state-run medical colleges. The new, better and transformed state and the country is in front of you. The government spends around Rs 10 crore in the entire academic career of a doctor,” the Chief Minister said, adding that credit must go to the industrious students for leading the nation on the road to progress.
“At present, we are building 15 new medical colleges in the state and admissions have already started in six medical colleges — in Bahraich, Ayodhya, Basti, Firozabad, Badaun and Shahjahanpur. We have also sent a proposal for opening 14 new medical colleges to the Central government. Hardoi district will also get a medical college,” the Chief Minister said.
Later, addressing a gathering of beneficiaries of various government schemes at Motipur in Balha Assembly constituency of Bahraich, the Chief Minister said that development, security and housing for the poor was never on Congress party’s agenda.
The Chief Minister said that parties which indulged in caste politics were never able to give security to the state, houses to the poor and eligible citizens and respect to farmers.
Yogi Adityanath said the party which would bring development and provide security to the people would get their support.
Speaking on the Kashmir issue, the Chief Minister said that the root of Kashmir problem was Article 370, which had been abrogated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “We must work together to realise the vision of ‘Ek Bharat , Shresth Bharat’, he said and asked officials to ensure that the benefits of the government schemes reached every household
During this programme, Labour and Employment Minister Swami Prasad Maurya, Cooperative Minister Mukut Bihari Verma, Social Welfare Minister Ramapati Shastri along with local MLA and other BJP leaders were present.
The Chief Minister also laid the foundation stones of 11 projects worth Rs. 1230.68 lakh and 35 projects worth Rs. 5736.74 lakh.
He also distributed certificates to 9,700 beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Rural), Mukhya Mantri Awas Yojana (Rural), Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, Rashtriya Gramin Ajeevika Mission, Swachh Bharat Mission, Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana and Ayushman Bharat Scheme.
The Chief Minister also distributed sahjan (drumstick) saplings to 35 beneficiaries.