New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has presented the expansion of medical education and public health coverage as evidence of a stronger healthcare system, highlighting increases in medical colleges and MBBS seats since 2017. In a post on X on Friday, he described the state's progress as a shift from the compulsion to seek treatment to confidence in healthcare security.

Adityanath said the state government, guided by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and its commitment to Antyodaya, had moved beyond what he called the weak healthcare system that existed before 2017. He pointed to the "One District-One Medical College" commitment as a key part of the effort to make Uttar Pradesh healthier, more capable and self-r...