Medical education in Hindi in MP a landmark move: CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan
says doctors can write 'Shri Hari' on prescription slip
Bhopal, Oct 15: On the eve of Union minister Amit Shah launching the Madhya Pradesh government's ambitious project to impart medical education in Hindi, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said many students drop out of medical colleges as they don't know English.
In a lighter vein, he remarked that doctors may write 'Shri Hari' on the top of prescription slips and then write the list of medicines etc in Hindi.
The chief minister said Madhya Pradesh will become the first state in the country to impart medical education in Hindi.
Shah will unveil Hindi textbooks of the medical education syllabus in MP during a programme at Motilal Nehru Stadium on Sunday.
Addressing a programme to sensitize people about the innovative step, Chouhan said, "Even the poorest person in a village feels, even after selling assets, children should be educated in English medium schools."
Claiming he saw a student drop out of medical college as he did not know English, the CM said elders must change their children's mentality towards Hindi and make them feel proud of the language so that they accept it easily.
A new era is starting from Bhopal, he said in a reference to the move to impart medical education in the state in Hindi.
"Every village needs a doctor. What is the problem? They will write prescriptions in Hindi. If they have to write medicine 'crocin' then they will write it in Hindi after writing 'Shri Hari' on top of the prescription," he said in a lighter vein amid laughter from the crowd.
Madhya Pradesh is going to become the first state in the country that will impart medical education in Hindi, Chouhan said and added that it is a programme to establish pride in one's mother tongue and a landmark event to change the mindset of people.
Meanwhile, the opposition Congress mocked preparations for Sunday's event claiming students were being forced to attend it.
"If Amit Shah is a mass leader, what is the need for the state government to issue orders to educational institutions to send their students for the programme? Students are being forced and threatened with consequences, including withholding the semester if they fail to attend the programme," state Congress media department chairperson KK Mishra alleged.
Hitting back, state BJP spokesperson Pankaj Chaturvedi said the Congress must introspect its functioning.
"MP is going to be the first state in the country to teach (medicine) in Hindi. This is a big achievement. No institute or students have been forced (to attend the programme). They are cordially invited to attend this programme as it is directly connected with them," Chaturvedi said.
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Markets continue to trade lower amid rising India-Pak tensions; Sensex tanks nearly 800 points
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Mumbai (PTI): Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty continued to trade sharply lower on Friday late morning session as tensions soared between India and Pakistan fuelling fears of a wider conflict.
India on Thursday night swiftly thwarted Pakistan's fresh attempts to strike military sites with drones and missiles including in Jammu and Pathankot after foiling similar bids at 15 places in northern and western regions of the country, as tensions soared between the two countries.
The Indian armed forces on Wednesday had carried out precise missile strikes on nine terror targets in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Pakistan under ‘Operation Sindoor’.
Extending its previous day's decline, the 30-share BSE benchmark gauge tanked 771.01 points to 79,566.02 during the late morning trade. The NSE Nifty dropped 205.55 points to 24,068.25.
"Under normal circumstances, on a day like this, the market would have suffered deep cuts. But this is unlikely due to two reasons. One, the conflict, so far, has demonstrated India's clear superiority in conventional warfare, and therefore, further escalation of the conflict will inflict huge damage to Pakistan.
"The market is inherently resilient, supported by global and domestic macros. Weak dollar and potentially weakening US and Chinese economies are good for the Indian markets," VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Investments Limited, said.
From the Sensex firms, Power Grid, ICICI Bank, NTPC, Eternal, UltraTech Cement, Adani Ports, Bajaj Finserv and Bajaj Finance were among the laggards.
Larsen & Toubro jumped 4 per cent after the firm reported a 25 per cent increase in consolidated profit after tax (PAT) to Rs 5,497 crore for the quarter ended on March 31, 2025, supported by higher revenues and an exceptional gain.
Titan Company traded nearly 4 per cent higher after the Tata group firm reported a 13 per cent increase in its consolidated profit after tax at Rs 871 crore in the March quarter, driven by robust sales.
Tata Motors, State Bank of India, Asian Paints and Mahindra & Mahindra were also the gainers.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth Rs 2,007.96 crore on Thursday, according to exchange data.
"Profit-taking is likely to continue as investors fearing worse going ahead could trim their equity holdings despite the global mood remaining optimistic," Prashanth Tapse, Senior VP (Research), Mehta Equities Ltd, said.
In Asian markets, South Korea's Kospi and Shanghai's SSE Composite index were quoting lower, while Japan's Nikkei 225 index and Hong Kong's Hang Seng traded higher.
US markets ended in the positive territory on Thursday.
Global oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.53 per cent to USD 63.17 a barrel.
On Thursday, the BSE Sensex declined by 411.97 points or 0.51 per cent to settle at 80,334.81. The Nifty ended lower by 140.60 points or 0.58 per cent at 24,273.80.
