Page 69 - Mann Ki Baat September 2022

years. By doing this, not only the
during our internships, we got the
opportunity to learn all that through
this programme. It is a matter
of great pleasure for us that the
Hon'ble Prime Minister mentioned
this Village Adoption Programme
of ours in 'Mann ki Baat'."
The Director of Medical and
Health Services of the Union
Territory, Dr. V.K. Das said, “We
divided 500 college students into
50 villages in batches of 10 each.
These students were trained and
every Saturday they have to go to
their allotted villages to complete
tasks like basic survey work, make
people aware about diseases and
health-related and many other
Government schemes (like PM-
AWAS, Kisan Credit Card)."
“We have decided that the
student who will be allotted a
village will take the responsibility
of that particular village for five
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student will feel more attached to
that village, the villagers will also
start recognizing that student well,
which will make the interaction
easier. The children in these villages
who interact with these students
are also getting encouraged that
they too can do the same in the
future,” Dr. Das added.
Sharing her experience, Garvi
Choudhary, another student of
NAMO Medical College, said, “Unlike
urban people, villagers are often
hesitant to visit health centres. So,
the administration decided that
if the villagers cannot go to the
health centre, then the facilities
must come to them through
medical students.”
Seeing the work of these
students, Jinu Rawatiya, a tribal
woman from Bindrabin village,
wrote a letter to the Prime Minister,
which was mentioned by the Prime
Minister in his address. Village
resident Suraj said, “Jinu Ben
told me that she wants to write a
letter to the Prime Minister about
the change that the medical
college students have brought
to our village Bindrabin. Jeenu
Ben's health has improved due
to the efforts of these students.
And she thought, why not send
a letter about this nobel initiative
to the Prime Minister. The letter
reached him and he mentioned it
in his 'Mann ki Baat' address and
also took the name of our village,
for that we thank him and the
Administrator sir from the bottom
of our hearts.”
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