Mr. Modi said at a time when Indian Medical students have been stuck in Ukraine
On Saturday, 26 February 2022, PM Narendra Modi said that it is noteworthy that Indian students have been going to many small countries for medical education despite the language barrier. He urged the private sector to make a big presence in the medical field.
Speaking at a webinar on the Union budget announcements on the health sector, PM Modi suggested that state governments should also frame “good policies” for land allotment for medical education so that India could produce a large number of highly qualified doctors and paramedics to fulfill even global demands.
His remarks assume significance at a time when a large number of Indian students, many of them studying medicine, have been stuck in Ukraine following the Russian attack on that country.
Modi made no direct mention of the crisis though.
The prime minister said Indian students going abroad for study, especially in medical education, also result in hundreds of billions of rupees exiting the country as well.
“Our children today are going to small countries to study, especially in medical education where Language is a major problem. They are still going there… Can our private sector not enter this field on a larger scale? Can our state governments not make good policies for land allotment regarding this issue,” PM Modi questioned.
India can benefit a lot from its demographic dividend in this field, he said, adding that Indian doctors have enhanced the country’s prestige across the world in the last many decades with their work.
In the webinar, Modi also highlighted BJP’s efforts to provide quality health and wellness services to people.
He said, ``The government has been working with the spirit of “one India one health” so that people in remote cities also have access to quality healthcare, he said, adding quality healthcare infrastructure should not be confined only to big cities now.
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