India News | Puducherry L-G Meets Health Minister Mandaviya, Demands Imparting Medical Education in Tamil
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Lt Governor of Puducherry Tamilisai Soundararajan met Union Health Minister Manshukh Mandaviya in Delhi on Tuesday and sought imparting medical education in the Union territory in Tamil language.
Puducherry, Nov 1 (PTI) Lt Governor of Puducherry Tamilisai Soundararajan met Union Health Minister Manshukh Mandaviya in Delhi on Tuesday and sought imparting medical education in the Union territory in Tamil language.
A release from office of Lt Governor here said Soundararajan presented a letter to Mandaviya making a case for offering medical education in Tamil in Puducherry through a separate medical college.
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She also sought the Centre's permission for setting up a medical university in the Union Territory.
The release said the Lt Governor also explained to Mansukh Mandaviya the various requirements to augment the facilities in government-run hospitals in Puducherry. She also sought the setting up of a 'de-addiction centre' in Puducherry.
Soundararajan who is Governor of Telangana is holding the additional charge of Puducherry's Lt Governor since February 2021.
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