DHARAMSHALA: Apart from announcing a monthly hike of Rs 3000 to the MBBS Students, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College Tanda is emerging as the top medical college of the country.
Delivering his address at a cultural event ‘Sanskriti’ organized by Students Central Association (connexus) of Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College Tanda today, Thakur said Tanda Medical college has improved its overall ranking from the rank 35 to 25 as survey by some magazine in 2018.
Presently, this medical college is having 13th overall ranking, he said.
Chief Minister said filling up of 500 new posts of doctors was under process in the state and this was for the first time in the history of Himachal Pradesh.
On the demand for increasing the stipend, the Chief Minister announced an increase in stipend to trainee MBBS students from Rs. 17000 per month to Rs. 20000.
He also announced a sum of Rs. 5 lakhs from his discretionary fund to the organizer of the event.
Chief Minister said, “With liberal assistance from the Narendra Modi led Central government, the double-engineered government of the State has excelled in the health sector.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate the AIIMS in Bilaspur on October 5 and this would be another proud moment for the people of the state.”
The Chief Minister exhorted the MBBS students for ensuring their best and professional services towards humanity.
He also lauded the efforts of doctors, para medical staff and sanitation workers during the Covid pandemic. With the joint services and participation, Himachal Pradesh topped the country in first and second dose of vaccination, he said.
Principal, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College Tanda Dr. Bhanu Awasthy honoured the Chief Minister and presented salient achievements of the medical college during the last five years.
President of Students Central Association, Raghav Rana lauded the steps taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur to tackle Covid pandemic. He also thanked him for increasing the MBBS seats.