Union Minister of State for Road Transport, Highways and Civil Aviation, V. K. Singh, on Friday said that the Union government has aimed to have at least one medical college in each district of the country, to bring in more students into medical education.
Delivering the convocation address at the 38th annual convocation of the Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Mr. Singh said such medical colleges would be affiliated to the district government headquarters hospitals to provide practical sessions for students. “Once students graduate from their educational institutions, they are going out of their comfort zone to the wild world, where they have to face many challenges. Book knowledge, coupled with a practical approach, will help them to tackle hurdles in the outside world,” he said.
