PM Narendra Modi virtually inaugurates 11 new medical colleges in Tamil Nadu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated 11 new medical colleges and a Central Institute of Classical Tamil (CICT) in Tamil Nadu virtually from New Delhi.

To strengthen the health infrastructure of the state by establishing new medical colleges under the Central scheme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated 11 new medical colleges and a Central Institute of Classical Tamil (CICT) in Tamil Nadu virtually from New Delhi.

While inaugurating the medical colleges, Prime Minister said, "Shortage of doctors had remained an issue for a very long time and the current government made it a priority to address this critical gap."

He also said that in 2014, the country had 387 medical colleges but in the last seven years only, the number has increased to 596, an increase of 54%. The medical undergraduate and postgraduate seats have also increased by 80% from 82000 medical seats in 2014 to 148000 seats now. In 2014, there were only seven AIIMS in the country, now there are 22 AIIMS in India.

Prime Minister Modi pointed out that by inaugurating 11 medical colleges in one go in Tamil Nadu, he, in a way, broke his own record when he recently inaugurated 9 medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh. He expressed happiness that by establishing colleges in two aspirational districts of Ramanathapuram and Virudhunagar along with one in the hilly district of the Nilgiris, the regional imbalance is being addressed, as stated by the PMO press release.

Read here a few of related PMO India tweets:

"In 2014, there were only seven AIIMS in the country. But after 2014, the number of AIIMS approved has increased to 22. At the same time, various reforms have been undertaken to make the medical education sector more transparent: PM @narendramodi"

"In 2014, our country had 387 medical colleges. In last seven years only, this number has gone up to 596 medical colleges. This is an increase of 54%: PM @narendramodi"

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