Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the doctor fraternity for their work during the Covid pandemic.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of National Doctors' Day, thanked the entire medical fraternity for their endless efforts during the coronavirus pandemic. "On behalf of 130 crore Indians, I want to thank all the doctors," he said.
"Our doctors, their knowledge and experience is helping us battle this COVID19 virus. Budget allocation for the health sector has been doubled," he added.
Modi said, "Today, our doctors are making & implementing protocols for COVID19. Earlier, we all saw how medical infrastructure was ignored. Despite all problems, India’s condition was somewhere stable than other developed countries. We have come up with a Credit Guarantee Scheme of Rs 50,000 crores to strengthen the health infrastructure in such areas, where there is a lack of health facilities."
Urging again to follow the Covid protocols, PM said, “I ask you all to follow COVID appropriate behaviour with more awareness. These days, people from medical fraternity are coming forward to promote Yoga. Many modern medical science institutions are doing studies on how yoga is helping in fighting post-COVID complications.”
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Earlier in the day, PM in his greetings had said India's strides in the world of medicine are commendable and have contributed to making the planet healthier.
The Doctors' Day is observed in the honour of noted doctor and former West Bengal chief minister Bidhan Chandra Roy, whose birth and death anniversaries fall on July 1.
"On Doctors Day, my greetings to all doctors. India's strides in the world of medicine are commendable and have contributed to making our planet healthier," Modi tweeted.
