Chandigarh, May 1 -- Union minister of health and family welfare, Jagat Prakash Nadda, on Thursday said that the government spends huge amounts on medical education and it is the responsibility of those benefitting from it to give it back to the society.

"Medical education is not a birthright, it is a privilege... You have to repay it to society," the union minister said while addressing a gathering of 682 graduating doctors during the 39th convocation at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER). The event was also attended by UT administrator and Punjab governor Gulab Chand Kataria as the esteemed guest and former member of NITI Aayog Dr VK Paul as the guest of honour.

Nadda, who serves as the institute's ...