Akhilesh raises retirement age for govt doctors by three years

The CM said the Samajwadi Party government has always invested in the medical sector and made arrangements for free treatment of serious diseases. “Since private medical education has been expensive, it was SP which worked towards medical colleges at Kannauj, Saifai and Azamgarh and now has plans for medical colleges in Badaun and Jaunpur, among other districts,” he said.

He noted that the number of MBBS seats has increased by 500 and the total number of seats are expected to touch 2,100 by next year.

He also highlighted that the government has started many services, such as 102 and 108 ambulance services which reach the people in 20 minutes and said he looked forward to a similar emergency police service that reaches the people in 15 minutes.

Still fresh from bypoll results where SP outdid BJP, the CM drew a subtle parallel between SP and KGMU’s fortunes, and said, “There may be some magazines which put you at position four or nine; but I urge the V-C and professors and other faculty members and students to continue working towards the pinnacle.”

Earlier, the CM threw open a modern teaching block and residences for faculty, employees and teachers as well as virtual class and computerisation and fiber optic cable network. He also laid the foundation stone of the KGMU Institute of Skills as well as hostels for girls, boys and nurses.

‘People who promised acche din are swinging on a swing’

CM Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party for making lofty poll promises before the Lok Sabha elections and said, “Ours is a country of emotional democracy. You never know which issue might sway the public. Some people said acche din will come but they are now swinging on a swing,” Yadav said, referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi sharing a swing with Chinese president Xi Jinping at Sabarmati riverfront. Taking a jibe at the media, he said,”The media-persons change according to the results; there is an old saying that ‘victory has many fathers, defeat is orphan’.”