New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday, launched the country’s first Hindi version of MBBS course books in Bhopal, calling the day a historic one that will be written in golden words in India’s history.
“Through the New Education Policy, PM Modi has given more emphasis to the mother tongue of students. This is a historic decision. Now under Modi Ji you can avail higher education in any language as per your comfort”, he said.
During his address, he also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks in Hindi on global forums, and in the education policy as well, priority is being given to Hindi and other Indian languages in primary, technical, and medical education.
Shah said that Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has fulfilled PM Modi’s resolve by starting medical studies in Hindi, and Chouhan along with Medical Education Minister Vishwas Sarang as well as the entire team and the people of the state deserve congratulations.
He released Hindi books on Medical Biochemistry, Medical Physiology, and Anatomy. He lit the lamp and garlanded the pictures of Goddess Dhanvantari and Saraswati at an event in Bhopal.
Shah further informed, “Engineering and polytechnic education will also be started in Hindi after 6 months in Madhya Pradesh. In addition, arrangements for research in the Hindi language will also be done”.
Shah said that the thinking process of a persosn is directly rooted in his mother tongue. “Along with thinking, the process of revision, research, reasoning, analysis, and making a decision is done best in one’s own language”.
“The British drained the wealth of the world in 19th century, and in the 21st century they came up with the brain drain theory. Prime Minister Modi is now converting this theory into the theory of brain gain. Studying in the mother tongue will enhance the thinking, reasoning, and research abilities of the students. Students will be able to do true service to the country only if they study in their own language”, he stated.
Shah said that today arrangements have been made to give JEE, AEET, and UGC examinations in 12 languages in India and work has started for giving CUET and engineering exams in 13 languages across 10 states. “Sign language is being standardized. Studying in Hindi will increase the intellectual capacity of the students and will be free from linguistic inferiority complex”, he added.
“In the year 2013-14, the number of medical colleges in India was 387, which has increased to 596 today. The number of medical seats has increased from 51 thousand to 89 thousand. ITI has increased from 16 thousand to 23 thousand, IIM has increased from 13 thousand to 20 thousand, triple IIT seat has increased from 9 thousand to 25 thousand and total universities have increased from 723 to 1043”, he said.
“A great work has been done by taking a pledge to provide technical and medical education to the country in the mother tongue. Translation of books on these subjects in 8 languages has started in the country”, he said.
CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan said on the occasion, “It is the day of liberation from the slavery of the English. This work was to be done only after independence, which is now being done under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. Chief Minister Chouhan said that many of our students used to go to medical and engineering colleges to study, but due to the English language, they could not study properly. Some people used to leave their studies in middle”.
He said that many of our backward, downtrodden, poor students used to suffer from an inferiority complex about language. Now they will be able to develop their full potential by studying in the Hindi language.
He also said that while translating medical books into English in Madhya Pradesh, full care has been taken that the language should not become difficult, technical terms have been kept in English only. The language has been made practical and the merit list of the students who will study in Hindi will also be prepared separately, he told.
All the districts of the state, all medical colleges, and educational institutions virtually participated in this state-level event. A short film was screened on the development of the Hindi curriculum in medicine.
Former Union Minister Mr. Satyanaran Jatiya, Home Minister Dr. Narottam Mishra, Urban Development and Housing Minister Mr. Bhupendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for School Education Mr. Inder Singh Parmar, MP Mr. V.D. Sharma, Mayor Smt. Malti Rai, Dr. Ramakant Deshpande, Dr. Munishwar Gupta, Dr. Ashok Khandelwal, MLAs, public representatives, officers and a large number of students and citizens were present at the launching.
