PM Modi inaugurates free-of-cost medical college & hospital in Karnataka

PM Modi inaugurates free-of-cost medical college & hospital in Karnataka

Totally free of charge, SMSIMSR will offer everyone access to high-quality medical care and education. Beginning in the 2023–2024 school year, the institute will operate.

The Prime Minister thanked everyone for the opportunity to pay respect to Sir M M Visvesvaraya's samadhi and visit his museum while addressing the group. He pointed out that Chikballapur is the birthplace of one of the architects of modern India. The Prime Minister said: "I bow my head before this righteous land." He stressed that Sir Visvesvaraya's inspiration to build new engineering projects and come up with novel inventions for farmers and the general people came from the Chikballapur region.

The Prime Minister called Satya Sai Gram a wonderful model of service. He lauded the mission being undertaken by the institution through education and health initiatives. He said that today’s inauguration of the medical college has further strengthened this mission.

The Prime Minister referred to the nation’s resolution to be a developed nation during the Amrit Kaal and people’s curiosity about accomplishing such a mammoth resolution in such a short time. “There is just one answer, a strong, resolute and resourceful answer i.e Sabka Prayas. This is going to be surely realized by the effort of every countrymen”, the Prime Minister said.

He highlighted the role of social and religious institutions in the journey of achieving ‘Viksit Bharat’ and the great tradition of saints, ashrams and mutts. These social and religious bodies, along with faith and spiritual aspects, have been empowering the poor, dalits, backwards and adivasis. “Work done by your institute strengthens the spirit of ‘Sabka Prayas’, ” the Prime Minister said.

In the last 9 years, the Prime Minister mentioned that the number of medical seats in the country has doubled. He noted that the number of doctors produced by the country in the next 10 years will be the same as the number of doctors produced in India since the time of independence. Underlining that Karnataka is also reaping the benefits of the development carried out in the country, the Prime Minister informed that the state is home to roughly 70 medical colleges in the country and the medical college inaugurated in Chikballapur is an example of the efforts of the double engine government. He informed about the decision taken to develop more than 150 nursing institutions in the country as part of this year’s Budget and said that it will create new opportunities for the youth in the nursing sector.

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