Maharajganj (UP),Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced on Friday that the state is making significant strides in medical education, with the number of MBBS seats doubling and 17 new medical colleges established this year. He highlighted the remarkable transformation in healthcare in Uttar Pradesh, pointing out that the BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur, once labeled an ‘ill’ state, now competes healthily with the prestigious AIIMS Gorakhpur.
Speaking at the inauguration of KMC Medical College (PPP) in Maharajganj district, Adityanath reflected on the challenges faced when he assumed office in 2017, noting that the state struggled to secure sufficient funds even for salaries. However, he attributed the substantial progress made to teamwork and collective support.
The CM said to date, 5.14 crore underprivileged individuals in Uttar Pradesh have received the Ayushman Bharat Yojana golden card.
Adityanath said that with the establishment of AIIMS in Gorakhpur, medical colleges have started in Kushinagar, Deoria, Basti, Siddharthnagar, Gonda, Bahraich, Sultanpur, Ambedkarnagar, Ayodhya, Pratapgarh.
Uttar Pradesh once had only 18 medical colleges across the country but today healthcare institutions have been established in 64 districts, he said.
For the remaining 6-7 districts, medical colleges will be established with a new policy, Adityanath said. “We will fulfil the resolution of ‘One District, One Medical College’.”
Accusing the previous governments of “neglecting” and “overlooking” the Terai districts of the state, the chief minister asserted that today Maharajganj district is “no longer sidelined”.
Adityanath said, “Since independence, the Terai districts have faced continuous neglect, often overlooked by previous governments. Today, however, Maharajganj is no longer sidelined, as the district has received development projects valued at Rs 940 crore, representing a major stride forward.”
Earlier, the condition of government facilities was very bad. There was no electricity, nor were the roads good. Sugar mills kept closing down, diseases like encephalitis used to swallow the youth here due to pollution in drinking water, there was the terror of malaria, he charged.
“However, today encephalitis has ended forever in the eastern region. Now no innocent dies. Today Maharajganj is not neglected,” he said.
“Ensuring good connectivity to these new medical colleges is a top priority for the government. Additionally, nursing and paramedical colleges are being developed across the state to strengthen the healthcare workforce,” the CM said.
He also said under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is becoming the economic power of the world.
PM Modi has made India the fifth largest economy of the world. This speed of development shows that India will be the third largest economy in the world in the next three years, he said.
