NAGPUR: Antarashitrya Hindu Parishad president Pravin Togadia On Wednesday, the student crisis in Ukraine reflects the government’s failure to build affordable medical education infrastructure in the country.
Togadia himself, a cancer surgeon, said, “He had joined the MBBS course at BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad in 1975. In those days the fee for a full year did not exceed Rs 1,500. In India, private colleges range between Rs 90 lakh and Rs. charge anything. Rs 1 crore for MBBS degree. In contrast, education can be had in Ukraine for Rs 20 to 30 lakhs. That is why many people prefer to go there instead.”
Togadia said the need for Indian students to go to Ukraine for studies shows that India is lagging behind in facilities. There are 45,000 medical students in India, while 70,000 are studying in CIS countries and Malaysia. This shows that there are not enough colleges and the fees in private colleges are also very high.
He said that his acquaintances are students who are stuck in Ukraine. Togadia said that they can come only if they are capable of any transport up to the western border by train or cab.
He was on his way to Balaghat to install a Trishul (trident) at a religious place in the city and tour the whole of Madhya Pradesh.
“By February 15 there were enough indications that the war would begin. The government should have acted in time and took steps to expel the Indian students. The government could also tie up with Russia and get the students out safely in buses with Indian flats,” he said.
Commenting on Uttar Pradesh’s reflections, he said it would be tough for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as there was massive resentment among farmers who had earlier voted for the party in large numbers.
Togadia himself, a cancer surgeon, said, “He had joined the MBBS course at BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad in 1975. In those days the fee for a full year did not exceed Rs 1,500. In India, private colleges range between Rs 90 lakh and Rs. charge anything. Rs 1 crore for MBBS degree. In contrast, education can be had in Ukraine for Rs 20 to 30 lakhs. That is why many people prefer to go there instead.”
Togadia said the need for Indian students to go to Ukraine for studies shows that India is lagging behind in facilities. There are 45,000 medical students in India, while 70,000 are studying in CIS countries and Malaysia. This shows that there are not enough colleges and the fees in private colleges are also very high.
He said that his acquaintances are students who are stuck in Ukraine. Togadia said that they can come only if they are capable of any transport up to the western border by train or cab.
He was on his way to Balaghat to install a Trishul (trident) at a religious place in the city and tour the whole of Madhya Pradesh.
“By February 15 there were enough indications that the war would begin. The government should have acted in time and took steps to expel the Indian students. The government could also tie up with Russia and get the students out safely in buses with Indian flats,” he said.
Commenting on Uttar Pradesh’s reflections, he said it would be tough for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as there was massive resentment among farmers who had earlier voted for the party in large numbers.