PM Inaugurates Petrochem Tech Institute In Rajasthan

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated CIPET: Institute of Petrochemicals Technology in Jaipur through video conferencing on Thursday.

The PM also laid the foundation stone for four new medical colleges in Banswara, Sirohi, Hanumangarh and Dausa districts of Rajasthan.

Modi informed that after 2014, 23 medical colleges have been approved by the Central government for Rajasthan and seven of them have become operational.

He said, “We have worked on a national approach and national health policy to transform the country’s health sector. From Swachh Bharat Abhiyan to Ayushman Bharat and now Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, many such efforts are part of this approach.”

The PM said it is important that medical colleges or even super-speciality hospitals should spread their network to every corner of the country. “Today we can say with satisfaction that India is moving beyond six AIIMS to a strong network of more than 22 AIIMS,” he added.