As per report Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the National Democratic Alliance was prioritizing the health sector to ensure healthcare is affordable. Modi made the remarks in his speech after laying the foundation of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Madurai, Tamilnadu. Meanwhile he also inaugurated super specialty blocks at medical colleges in Thanjavur and Tirunelveli.
Reportedly Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami thanked Modi for deciding to build the AIIMS, a 750 bed medical facility that will offer 100 MBBS seats, in the state. As per report he also urged the Centre to set up a medical college in Ramanathapuram district. Furthermore Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam said the AIIMS would benefit the people of backward districts in southern parts of the state. Further the opposition Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and a few other parties in the state have opposed the quota on the ground that social backwardness alone should be the yardstick for reservation.
Moreover Modi also claimed his government was taking effective steps to rid India of corruption and nepotism. He said “Any person who has cheated or looted the country shall be brought to justice,” in an apparent reference to economic offenders like Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi.
