Haryana honours doctors above 75 years of age

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Haryana honours doctors above 75 years of age

Monday, 29 November 2021 | PNS | Chandigarh

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday said that the process of opening one medical college in every district is underway to meet the demand of doctors in the state.

A target has been set to prepare 2500 doctors every year and for this, the MBBS seats have been increased to 1685 from 700 in 2014, the Chief Minister said while addressing the 'Doctors Day Award function' organized under the aegis of Haryana Medical Council at Indradhanush Auditorium in Panchkula.

On the occasion, the Chief Minister Manohar Lal and Health Minister Anil Vij honoured 90 doctors above the age of 75 years by presenting them with the 'Vat Vriksha Award'.  The 92-year old Dr RS Sangwan from Sirsa, was also among those who received the honour.

The Chief Minister said that the doctors of today's  generation should take inspiration from the doctors of the older generation and serve humanity with the same spirit and devotion.

He said that at present, the number of doctors in both the private and government sector in Haryana is about 13,000-14,000, whereas according to the UNO norms, there should be one doctor per 1000 population.  If we consider the population of Haryana as 2.70 crore in 2021, then 27,000 doctors are required.

To meet this demand, a target has been set to produce 2500 doctors every year, he added.

Khattar said that required support and cooperation is also being received from the Central Government in the medical sector.  The National Cancer Institute has been established at Badsa in Jhajjar district.  Apart from this, the process of setting up an AIIMS each in Rewari and Panchkula is going on. The land measuring  25 acres in Panchkula has already been handed over to the Central Government, he said. The Chief Minister recalled that when he himself was admitted in Medanta for the treatment of  COVID-19, he had closely observed the spirit of serving doctors.

He further said that along with MBBS seats, about 600 seats for PG courses have also been increased.  In allocation of budget also, priority is being given to the education and health departments in comparison to  other departments. There is an increase of 5-7 percent in the annual budget of other departments, while there is an increase of 12-15 percent in the budget of education and health departments, he added.

The Chief Minister appreciated the title "Vat Vriksha" chosen by the Haryana Medical Council to honour the elderly doctors.

Speaking on the occasion, Health Minister Anil Vij said that the Health Department has done a commendable job in controlling the first and second wave of Coronavirus.

He said that the state is fully prepared to deal with a new variant which has been found in South Africa.

Vij said that out of the 2.83 crore vaccine, 90 percent that is 1.84 crore people have got the first dose and 49 percent people have got the second dose in the state.

The Minister said that many people have sacrificed their lives during this Corona period, out of which 28 people belong to the Health Department. In their memory, 'Wall of Memory' will be built in the headquarters and district hospitals, he said.

The government has also constituted a team of Medical Education Department and Health Department which will work to write the history of COVID-19 so that the future generations can know how the people had faced this deadly disease, he added.

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